December 14 | Luke 1:30-33 “Then the angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and will give birth to a Son, and you will call His name Jesus. He will be great, called the Son…
We have been taking a closer look during this Christmas season at the Christmas story we hear every year. This season brings great meaning to our lives not just because of tradition or the Christmas story but because of what it tells us about Jesus and ourselves. We previously observed…
We’ve been going through the Christmas story as the events happened in the Gospels of Luke and Matthew. We just discussed Jesus’ extraordinary birth and all that took place in the fullness of time. But what happened right after Jesus was born? God the Father did some boasting over His…
As we talk about the meaning of Christmas we have discussed when Mary heard Gabriel foretell Jesus’ birth and how it was confirmed to Joseph. The next event in the story is Jesus’ birth. But it was by far not an ordinary birth. Luke tells us of all the fanfare…
This Christmas season I am taking an in-depth look at the Christmas story from the Gospel accounts. I have found over the years in ministry that many people have disconnects on why the Gospel writers included what they did in the Christmas narrative. We began by talking about Jesus’ birth…
This Christmas season I want to expand on the meaning of Christmas. It’s all too noticed among Christians that secularism and pluralism combined to redefine Christmas as the “Holiday Season,” “Winter Break,” and other euphemisms to avoid using Christmas. So this Christmas season I’m taking a closer look at how…
Image by Sam B from Pixabay It seems everyone loves the Christmas season. I always joked with my congregation that we want a white Christmas but we don’t want to see snow any other time during the year. Whether we allow the world to hijack Christmas as a feel-good season…