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  • Joseph (Dec. 21, 2024)

    Scripture: Matthew 2:18-25, I Cor 13 Joseph We know very little about the man a little Jesus would have laughed at and called “Abba” (Daddy).  Little is written of him, but in what we do have we find a remarkable man.  We have no words of Joseph recorded in the Bible.  He appears a man…

  • Bethlehem (Dec. 20, 2024)

    Scripture: Micah 5:2, Matthew 2:18 Bethlehem The city of David, Bethlehem, isn’t shown in our Nativity Scenes, but it is a part of the Christmas story.  It paid an unimaginable price. Do parents in small towns love their children less?  It’s a ridiculous question because we know the answer.  Of course they don’t but, they…

  • Angelic Hosts (Dec. 18, 2024)

    Scripture: Luke 2:8-14 Angelic Hosts At first it appears the angelic hosts who appeared to the shepherd are sort of an exclamation point to the announcement of Christ’s birth.  It can look like the final act of a play when the whole chorus joins to bring it all to a rousing finish. [cue the angels…

  • Nazareth (Dec. 9, 2024)

    Scripture: Luke 2:2, Matthew 2:23 Nazareth      Every country and region has charming, small towns.  Nazareth was not one of them.  Nazareth was small but apparently there was nothing about Nazareth reputed to be charming.  Somehow little Nazareth had developed a national reputation as being a small, backward spot people were sorry there was…

  • The Angel Gabriel (Dec. 8, 2024)

    SCRIPTURE:  Luke  1:26-28  GABRIEL       Gabriel is one of only two angels mentioned by name in the scripture (the other is Michael).  The name means literally, “God is my hero” and the angel’s job was to take the hero’s messages wherever he was told to do so.  Gabriel appears to be one of the…

  • Gospel of John (Dec 7, 2024)

    SCRIPTURE:  John 1:1-14  GOSPEL OF JOHN      John is not the black sheep of the Gospels.  John is the technicolor, tie-dyed, neurodivergent sheep who saw deeper meaning in everything.  John didn’t color outside the lines, he just saw the lines as a metaphor for something deeper.  I do John an injustice if I imply…

  • Gospel of Luke (Dec. 6, 2024)

    Scripture: Luke 3:23-38 Gospel of Luke    Luke is certainly the better known of the Christmas stories. Unlike Matthew, Luke is a gospel for the non-Jews. Unlike Mark, Luke pauses to frame Jesus’s ministry in a geographical and historical situation. Matthew and Luke are both carefully introduced, properly presented and include a genealogy. Whereas Matthew traces…

  • Gospel of Mark (Dec 5, 2024)

    Scripture:  Mark 1:1-12  GOSPEL OF MARK       I have never heard a Christmas sermon based on the Gospel of Mark.  That’s probably because there is a noticeable lack of reference to Jesus’ birth in Mark.  After a quote from Isaiah, Mark starts right in with an adult John the Baptist (Bulldozer).  Verse four says,…

  • Zachariah- December 2

    Scripture: Luke 1:18-20. Preparing in our house, usually takes some muscle. When we were leaving for a trip, there is something one could kindly describe as a “flurry of activity.” Remember, preparing for a wedding? If there isn’t some sweat, confusion, and shouts through the house, then we probably aren’t “preparing.” That may be necessary…

  • Advent Devotions Preface

    The word “advent” means “a coming from outside, a sudden breaking into.” It is the word we’ve been given for the weeks preceding Christmas. We aren’t sure when it first started but Advent is referenced as early as the 4th century. Traditionally, Advent was a season of penitence and preparation similar to Lent. Today we…