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12/16 – Luke 1:46–55 – For You to Bear Your Flesh in Weakness

December 16, 2020

Grace to you, and peace, in Jesus’ holy name. Amen. Mark Twain wrote a book called “The Prince and the Pauper.” It is an enduring story; it has given birth to numerous movies and plays. It is about a prince who is tired of the restrictions of royal life, longing for the freedom to live… Read More »

12/09 (Wed) – Matthew 2:1–12 – To Set You Free from All Your Sorrow

December 9, 2020

Grace, peace and mercy be yours in Jesus’ name. Amen. The music in the shopping malls has changed. It is now geared up to call us to reminiscences of sugarplums dancing in our heads. The scent wafting from confectioners is all that much more sweet. Visions of family and friends with beaming faces are all… Read More »

12/06 – Genesis 22:1-18 – Jesus the Root of Jesse Tree

December 6, 2020

Grace, mercy and peace you to, in Jesus’ name. Amen. People are often fascinated by genealogies. There are a number of DNA testing companies, and they claim they can tell you the location of ancestry. Through other links in online sites you can even learn the names of the men and women who make up… Read More »

12/02 (Wed) – Luke 2:8-20 – For You and All the World

December 2, 2020

Grace, mercy and peace in Jesus’ name. Amen. You know the account. The son has wandered far from home. He has lived as if his father were dead, collecting his inheritance prematurely. He has squandered it all and sunk to the depths, feeding pigs and even longing to eat their food. The son returns home… Read More »

11/29 – Genesis 3:8-15 – Jesus the Seed of Jesse Tree

November 29, 2020

Grace to you, and peace, in Jesus’ name. Amen. Introduction The Bible is a collection of 66 books written by over 40 authors over at least a couple thousand years. Yet it contains a single, unified, consistent message. That message is the history of our salvation. Our salvation is the end of the story, but… Read More »

11/22 – Romans 14:1-12 – We Live in Light of Christ’s Eternal Rule (GGS Series)

November 16, 2020

Grace to you, and peace, in Jesus’ Holy Name. Amen. Introduction: Today, Paul’s words to us are strange. He joins two very different things together. In just a few short verses, Paul moves from talking about food to talking about the return of Christ. Paul begins by talking about eating. Some Christians in Rome were… Read More »

11/15 – Romans 13:1-10 – We Live in Mercy and Faithful Obedience (GGS Series)

November 9, 2020

Grace to you, and peace, in Jesus’ name. Amen. Introduction: “All roads lead to Rome.1” I’m sure you’ve heard this expression. Rome was the center of a massive web of roads covering the Roman Empire. Roads were marked with milestones, these roads spread outward from a single monument erected by Caesar Augustus: the golden milestone,… Read More »