The Christmas Story Introduction: What does Christmas mean to you? Times with family and friends? Perhaps carols, cards, television specials? Maybe hectic shopping, family get togethers around the fireplace, and decorating the tree? All these and more are part of Christmas in America, but a far cry from the first Christmas in Bethlehem. It was…
What If Introduction: When Jesus walked on earth, He performed many works: teaching through parables, healing the sick, performing various miracles, and walking on water. However, none of these compare to the greatest work Jesus’ Father called Him to do. By dying for us on the cross, Jesus freed us from our sins. This liberated…
What If? Introduction: Of all the “what ifs” in history, the most profound by far is “What if Jesus had never been born?” We would first lose our primary means of understanding the nature of God; without Jesus’ earthly experiences to look back on, we would never know how intimately our God identifies with us.…
What If Introduction: Of all the “what ifs” in history, the most profound by far is “what if Jesus had never been born?” We would first lose our primary means of understanding the nature of God; without Jesus’ earthly experiences to look back on. We would never know how intimately our God identifies with us.…
Making Change – Tomorrow Matters Introduction: When we recognize that tomorrow matters, it will change the way we live today and it will change the way we handle money. In this message, we discover investing principles detailed for us in scripture that create the conditions in which stewardship can flourish. Bottom line: Saying “no”…