Sermon for December 29, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXkl7Q_fSvs Program Transcript Readings: Isaiah 63:7-9 • Psalm 148 • Hebrews 2:10-18 • Matthew 2:13-22 This week’s theme is God always with us. Isaiah speaks of the steadfast love of the Lord who became our Savior, took … Continue reading "Sermon for December 29, 2019" Read the article
Readings: Isaiah 9:2-7 • Luke 2:1-20 • John 1:1-14 This week’s theme is Christmas—the celebration of the birth of Jesus. This message may be used either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. It is recommended you give extra time for singing Christmas hymns. One method would be to alternate Christmas hymns with Scripture readings, or simply … Continue reading "Sermon for December 24 or 25, 2019" Read the article
Sermon for December 22, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JTsNFGsqmc Program Transcript Readings: Isaiah 7:10-16 • Psalm 80:1-7 • Romans 1:1-7 • Matthew 1:18-25 This week’s theme is the intervention of God. As God’s people, we believe that he not only makes sense of history, he … Continue reading "Sermon for December 22, 2019" Read the article
Sermon for December 15, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRIbxnhiKZE Program Transcript Readings: Isaiah 35:1-10 • Psalm 146:5-10 • Luke 1:46-55 • James 5:7-10 • Matthew 11:2-11 This week’s theme is Jesus brought the kingdom of God. The prophet Isaiah said the kingdom is coming and … Continue reading "Sermon for December 15, 2019" Read the article
Sermon for December 8, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf1zAnKC6Dk Program Transcript Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10 • Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 • Romans 15:4-13 • Matthew 3:1-12 The theme of these passages is the arrival of the kingdom. The kingdom, which arrived with Christ, is discussed or hinted … Continue reading "Sermon for December 8, 2019" Read the article
Sermon for December 1, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjKXuFAuZUU Program Transcript Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5 • Psalm 122:1-9 • Romans 13:11-14 • Matthew 24:36-44 This week’s theme is The Lord is coming. This first week of Advent looks to the future return of Jesus as King … Continue reading "Sermon for December 1, 2019" Read the article
Advent encompasses God’s story from the garden of Eden in Genesis to the establishment of the New Jerusalem in Revelation. Bobby Gross, author of Living the Christian Year, says this: “The biblical scope of Advent stretches from the garden in Genesis to the New Jerusalem in Revelation… In one sense, the whole of the Old … Continue reading "Advent Themes and Symbols" Read the article
Written by Eugene Guzon, Superintendent of Asia Have you ever noticed how easy it is for life to go unnoticed due to the busyness, noise, and clutter of each day? If we are not careful, we miss many opportunities to enjoy God’s presence and the deeper revelations of his glory. A couple of weeks ago … Continue reading "The Christian Calendar: Ordering our Days" Read the article
Advent: Jesus then, Jesus now, Jesus in the future Want to know a secret? I used to think Advent was all about Christmas, and the four common themes of Advent—Hope, Peace, Joy and Love—were symbols reminding us what Jesus brought to this world. While there is truth to what I used to believe, I have … Continue reading "The Three “Comings” of Jesus" Read the article
Sermon for November 24, 2019 Watch Listen Download/Subscribe Watch on YouTube Program Transcript + Discussion Watch video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wgW2HpDpx4 Program Transcript Readings: Jeremiah 23:1-6 • Luke 1:68-79 • Colossians 1:11-20 • Luke 23:33-43 This week’s theme is Christ the King. Jeremiah 23:1-6 shares the prophecy of the King who will come and rule over … Continue reading "Sermon for November 24, 2019" Read the article
