For to Us a Child Is Born (Isaiah 9:6-

by | Dec 22, 2024 | Sermon Notes

If you want a sure and steady hope in the midst of life’s uncertainties and adversities, you must base it in the Baby Boy born in Bethlehem. I. Our only true hope: the Baby Boy born in Bethlehem 2000 years ago (9:6a). II. The basis for our hope: the kind of Governor...

Good News of Great Joy (Luke 2:8-21)

by | Dec 15, 2024 | Uncategorized

1. The Good News is for all to hear (8-14). “The Son of God was born into the world not as a prince but as a pauper. We must never forget that this is where Christianity began, and where it always begins – with a sense of need, a graced sense of one’s insufficiency....

Mary Visits Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-56)

by | Dec 8, 2024 | Uncategorized

1. Mary travels to visit Zechariah and Elizabeth. 2. Elizabeth’s baby recognizes the Son of God. “There was a strong human joy in the meeting of these two expectant mothers—one in the flower of youth, the other’s bloom long gone. These two were to become innocent...

Wisdom for Parents (Proverbs 13:24)

by | Nov 24, 2024 | Sermon Notes

Parents who love their children will diligently seek to discipline their children. What is discipline? Why do we discipline our children? “Loving parents seek to correct the faults of their children because … their children’s lives, favor, protection, healing, dignity...