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A Body You Have Prepared
A Body You Have Prepared

Introduction

At Christmas we remember that Jesus came among us. The Second Person of the Trinity lowered himself, condescended, and became a man. That’s ...


He took a body to give his body.


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Light of the World
Light of the World

Introduction

As we grow up, most of us learn the basics of life. One of those basics is that we have five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. ...


Can we hear, see, and feel Jesus?


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Born to Save
Born to Save

Introduction

What do you need today? There are so many ways we could probably answer that question. Some might say, “I need a vacation. I need a ...


What we most need right now is Jesus.


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Behold the Lamb of God
Behold the Lamb of God

Introduction

I hope you had a good Thanksgiving. Now we flip the page and enter the season on the church calendar known as Advent. Advent is different ...


Christmas is about the revelation of the Lamb, but it’s also about the renewal of humanity.


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Hope for a Weary World
Hope for a Weary World

Introduction

In the short story, later turned into a film, The Life of Walter Mitty, the main character has an overactive imagination. Living a commonplace ...


Jesus shows us that God exists, that God cares about the world, and that God is here.


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Waiting for Christmas
Waiting for Christmas

Introduction

Isn’t it so hard to wait to open your gifts? I remember when I was around 9 years old, my brother and I wanted an electric race car ...


The wait is over, comfort and redemption are found in Christ.


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‘Glory to the Newborn King’
‘Glory to the Newborn King’

Introduction

I love singing Christmas carols and Christmas songs. Maybe you do too. A couple weeks ago I was at a Christmas party, and we sang a couple ...


We bring glory to Jesus the newborn King because the newborn King first brings glory to us.


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A Word to Husbands
A Word to Husbands

Introduction

I am surprised Peter includes this word to husbands. Not that husbands don’t need a word like this. God knows we do! Peter ...


A husband ought to understand their spouse and affirm her differences, not exploit them.


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Ode to a Donkey
Ode to a Donkey

Introduction

Today is Palm Sunday, the day the church celebrates Jesus’ triumphant entry into the city of Jerusalem, only to be crucified by the ...


The donkey points to Jesus and serves him, so we can too.


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What’s Your Eau De Toilette?: An Extravagant Example for an Extraordinary God
What’s Your Eau De Toilette?: An Extravagant Example for an Extraordinary God

Introduction

If you had one opportunity to show Jesus how much you loved him, what would you do? What might you say? What offering might you bring? ...


When we worship Jesus, no gift is too precious.


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A Bad Day
A Bad Day

Introduction

As we walk thru life all of us are going to have some good days, some average days, and some bad days.

One of my bad days happened ...


The worst day for Jesus was the best day for us.


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What Is Love?
What Is Love?

Introduction

All of us have a working definition of love in our minds. Love is one of those words that we instinctively know what it means. We ...


God shows us how to love through his love for us.


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‘What Child Is This?’
‘What Child Is This?’

Introduction

In the year 1865, William Chatterton Dix, who was a businessman in Glasgow, Scotland, suddenly came down with a serious illness. ...


The Child is God for us, God with us, and God over us.


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Trusting the Sovereignty of God
Trusting the Sovereignty of God

Introduction

We are in our Advent series called “Christmas with Joseph—when things don’t go as planned.” What we’re trying ...


The nature, the problem, and the hope of Gods sovereignty.


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Waiting for a God-Given Perspective
Waiting for a God-Given Perspective

Introduction

We are in the second week of our Advent series called “Christmas with Joseph: When Things don’t Go as Planned.” ...


The Lord leads his people, saves his people, and reassures his people.


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Doing the Right Thing in the Right Way
Doing the Right Thing in the Right Way

Introduction

Today marks the first Sunday of Advent in which Christians all across the world are preparing to celebrate the coming of Jesus.

This year as ...


Joseph may inspire us this Christmas season, but only Jesus can redeem us.


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Christmas Presence
Christmas Presence

Introduction

I invite you take a moment, in this busy season, to just breathe. Be present in this body, in this moment, in this place, with these people. ...


Something remarkable is possible when the Holy Spirit is welcomed into a human life.


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Two Key Women of Christmas
Two Key Women of Christmas

Introduction

(Read Luke 1:39-56)

On several occasions, King Abdullah II of Jordan has disguised himself and mingled with his subjects. He does this to better ...


We are called to point to Jesus.


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The ‘Fear Nots’ of Christmas
The ‘Fear Nots’ of Christmas

Introduction

The rock star Sting, in a Rolling Stone interview, spoke of his growing awareness of his own mortality: "I'm 64. Most of my life ...


The story of Christmas reminds us that we are called to “fear not.”


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What Do We Do Now?
What Do We Do Now?

Introduction

Fritz Kreisler the world-famous violinist, earned a fortune with his concerts and compositions, but he generously gave most of it away. So, ...


The message of Christmas changes our lives and we ought to tell others.


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It’s Time for a Fresh Start
It’s Time for a Fresh Start

Introduction: The Story

(Read John 21:1-14)

It was an early morning on the North Shore of the Sea of Galilee. A light haze of fog hung over the water making ...


The resurrection of Jesus forgives your past and restores your future.


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'Remember!'
'Remember!'

Introduction

There were three sisters—ages 92, 94, and 96—who lived together. One night, the 96-year-old drew a bath. She put one ...


Remembering the gospel, gives us strength for the present and hope for the future.


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What Shall I Bring Him?
What Shall I Bring Him?

Introduction

A Christian comedian once said this story would be far different had these been women instead of men. For one thing, women would have asked ...


We are to accept Jesus as King, worship Jesus as God, and accept Jesus as our sacrifice.


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Advent: Christmas Eve
Advent: Christmas Eve

Introduction

Happy Christmas!

Christmas is very much a thing at our church. You may be watching this on Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day, or the ...


When we light the candles of Advent, we get in touch with the love, joy, peace, and hope, of the gospel of Jesus.


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Advent: Hope
Advent: Hope

Introduction

If you are new to Advent, it’s based on an ancient Latin word. Ad is Latin for “to ”, and vent for “come.” ...


The invitation of Advent is to set our hope back on Jesus.


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Advent: Joy
Advent: Joy

Introduction

Christian Wiman, the celebrated poet, professor of literature at Yale and Christian intellectual, in his book Joy, which is a collection ...


Three steps to find joy: give thanks, draw near to God, and curate your mindstream.


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Advent Conspiracy: Christmas Eve
Advent Conspiracy: Christmas Eve

Introduction

When I was a teenager, I worked at the mall at a shoe store. And I loved working on Christmas Eve, because as a salesman on commission, I ...


The church is supposed to be beacons of hope and beacons of light.


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Advent Conspiracy: Love All
Advent Conspiracy: Love All

Introduction

Every Christmas there is that one toy that everyone wants and that creates all sorts of craziness.

In 1983 it was the Cabbage Patch Doll! The ...


Jesus came to earth to love all.


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Advent Conspiracy: Give More
Advent Conspiracy: Give More

Introduction

Every year we celebrate Christmas and for most people it’s a big deal. We decorate our home, send out cards, buy gifts, throw parties, ...


Give your all to Jesus because he gave his all for you.


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Back to the Start
Back to the Start

Introduction

Merry Christmas! One thing is for sure, Christmas is looking much different than of us expected this year. But I wonder if that’s actually ...


God the Father sent his Son to show us his love.


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The Gift of Christmas Light
The Gift of Christmas Light

Introduction

In his book Every Good Endeavor, Tim Keller explains the three elements of a story. He points out that a story begins when something knocks ...


Jesus comes to light the way to peace and reconciliation with God.


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Cross This Rubicon!
Cross This Rubicon!

Introduction

He reined in his horses and stood in his chariot, gazing at an ancient bridge over a small river. It was a Saturday near Rimini in northern ...


3 decisions every husband/father ought to make.


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Duct Tape Dads
Duct Tape Dads

Introduction

Have you ever noticed how hard people work to get men to buy into the crisis management process? Think about the two biggest crises ...


Two steps that can prepare us for crisis prevention.


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3 Questions to Ask Yourself this Mother’s Day
3 Questions to Ask Yourself this Mother’s Day

Introduction

Elisha came to Shunem regularly because he served not only as a prophet but also as a kind of circuit judge. In that town on the eastern end ...


And three answers every mother should know.


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Unshakeable Hope
Unshakeable Hope

Introduction

Happy Easter! Welcome to the largest digital Easter the world has ever seen, as thousands of churches are online right now!

It’s been ...


The resurrection of Jesus offers us unshakable hope because we have God’s peace, presence and power!


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An Event That Changes Everything
An Event That Changes Everything

Introduction

Philippians is Paul's final letter to a church. He writes it from his imprisonment in Rome. In Philippians 2:6-11, we listened to St. ...


We can wager on truth and we can wager on life because of God’s love, God’s love that is the event that happened.


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More Than Your Personal Savior
More Than Your Personal Savior

Introduction

For over three decades, Paul Harvey made a name for himself by telling “the rest of the story.” Day after day he came on our radios ...


Jesus our Savior is Christ the Victor.


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A Tale of Two Basins
A Tale of Two Basins

The entire story of Holy Week can be told with two basins. And maybe the entire story of your life, and my life, can be told with two basins.

Here is that ...


Will we choose the basin of service or the basin of power, we can only choose one.


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The Magi Visit the Messiah
The Magi Visit the Messiah

Introduction

Nobody knows who the Magi were, though everyone’s heard of them. They embody the quest for truth, meaning, and purpose in life. We assume ...


The Magi embody the quest for truth, meaning, and purpose in life.


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The Sudden Turn of Joy
The Sudden Turn of Joy

Introduction

It’s a wonderful day and I’m really honored to be preaching on the first Sunday of the New Year it’s a great joy. I have ...


In our journey with Christ we need the work of faith, the labor of love, the uppomano of hope, and the sudden turn of joy.


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A Predictable Christmas
A Predictable Christmas

Introduction

It's that time of year that you are either excited, or maybe a bit disappointed. Some of us are excited because, well, there are sales, ...


The predictable message of the birth of Christ shows us that a Wonderful, Almighty, Everlasting Prince reigns now and forever.


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Skipping Christmas
Skipping Christmas

Introduction

“Always winter, but never Christmas.” That memorable line comes to us from C. S. Lewis’ beloved children’s classic ...


We may skip Christmas but we dare not skip Christ.


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Why the Feeding Trough?
Why the Feeding Trough?

Introduction

How about this for a true story. In 2007 my husband Jonathan and I caught a plane to Australia with Academy-Award winning director George ...


God has put the hope of the world where anyone in the world can reach him.


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Room Near the Inn
Room Near the Inn

Introduction

We entitled our Christmas series "The Visited Planet." In 1925, Gilbert Keith Chesterton wrote a book called The Everlasting Man. ...


Christmas is really a surprise!


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Christmas Promises
Christmas Promises

Introduction

Promises, promises, promises. A lot of people make promises. Some actually keep them. But when it comes to God, he always keeps his promises, ...


The Promised Messiah ushers in the promises of God at Christmas.


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The Hope for the World
The Hope for the World

Introduction

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year for many reasons. And one of those reasons is that Christmas allows us to take stock of the ...


Jesus is the hope for the world because through him people are aligned to God.


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Christmas: Lost and Found
Christmas: Lost and Found

Introduction

What’s your favourite animal? What do you think is God’s favourite animal? I think I know. I think God’s favourite animal ...


Lost sheep are searching for their Good Shepherd.


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'A Thrill of Hope'
'A Thrill of Hope'

Introduction

I don’t know if you’ve noticed this, but we’re going through a season of change. Maybe you’ve felt it, the leaves ...


Only Jesus has the power to push back the darkness.


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Count Your Blessings
Count Your Blessings

Introduction

The Chamber of Commerce invited a pastor to offer the blessing at a banquet honoring elected officials. The master of ceremonies forgot to ...


A person blesses God by remembering all that God has done and thanking him for it.


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Dads, What Is the Culture of the Home You Are Building?
Dads, What Is the Culture of the Home You Are Building?

Introduction

I want to acknowledge that a day like this, set aside to celebrate fathers, is a difficult day for many people. For some of you, it’s ...


It doesn’t require status or wealth to be a good dad, just trust in following God.


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