Luke 2:1-7 We are very familiar with the Christmas story. Is this the story you know? 2012 years ago, at the end of December, Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem to register for the Roman census. Mary was pregnant, about to give birth at any moment and when they arrived in Bethlehem, they discovered there…
Luke 2:8-20, Matthew 2:7-17 In each life, in each generation, there are unforgettable moments. My father remembered where he was when he heard that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor. He remembered where he was when he heard that the war in the Pacific was over. In my life I remember where I was when…
Luke 1:5-25 How do you know that what you believe about God is true? Charles Blondin, a Frenchman – as you can tell from my superb pronunciation, was a famous tightrope walker back in the 1800’s. He would accomplish unbelievable things on a tightrope and became famous for his feats across Niagara Falls. He was…
Various The year before we moved to Rabat, we visited our youngest daughter who was living in Tanzania. We spent one of our three weeks on a safari which was an absolutely wonderful experience and which included a hot air balloon ride. I have ridden in a hot air balloon only once in my life…
Various texts We are into week four of our series of sermons on foundations of our faith. Thus far we have talked about Paul’s three stages of salvation: justification, I have been saved; sanctification, I am being saved; and glorification, I will be saved. This morning we come to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit….