Passage: Romans 3:21-26 Propitiation. That is not a word you hear many people use anymore. In fact, many theologians have become a bit embarrassed by the word, even though it is clearly a biblical concept. Perhaps the problem is that many have confused the biblical idea with pagan variations, where a local god is appeased […]
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The Gift of Freedom: Our Redeemer
Passage: Hebrews 9:11-14 In our contemporary culture, Christmas is nearly synonymous with gift-giving. Our nation’s economy is heavily dependent upon significant spending during this time of year, as evidenced by the commercials run on television with large bows on top of expensive cars. And yet, there is no amount of money that can match the […]
Joseph’s Adopted Son
Passage: Matthew 1:18-25 Joseph may be the one person in the story of Jesus’ birth that folks are most likely to forget about or ignore. He isn’t even mentioned in the carol we have been using as our devotional piece for Advent, “What Child is This?”. But like each of the other people mentioned in […]
Mary’s Boy Child
Passage: Luke 1:26-38 Continuing in our Advent sermon series entitled What Child is This?, we come to one of the most important characters in the Christmas story – Mary, the mother of Jesus. We can make two mistakes when it comes to Mary: we can make her out to be more than she was or […]
The God-King
Passage: Matthew 2:1-12 This morning, we continue in our Advent sermon series entitled What Child is This? Our goal is to consider the true identity of the baby born in the manger that Christmas night so many years ago. Today, we look at the wise men who traveled great distances to see and worship the […]
The Good Shepherd
Passage: Luke 2:8-20 For the next month, we will be celebrating the season of Advent, a time for us to consider the significance of Jesus’ first coming and for us to prepare our hearts for his return. This year, we will use the beloved Christmas carol, What Child is This?, as a way to focus […]
Redeemed by the Son – Part 1
Passage: Ephesians 1:7-10 As we continue moving through this opening portion of the book of Ephesians, one long and glorious sentence setting forth the riches of our blessings in Christ, we cannot help but be struck by Paul’s Trinitarian framework; each person of the Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, working in unison to plan, […]