Sermons on Rejoice
A Celebration of Jesus: Defeating the Tomb
He is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia. Yes. It is Easter. That ancient Easter greeting shared by some of the earliest Christians, is a greeting that’s navigated the storms of history serves as a sign and a reminder that it’s Easter. There are other signs too…
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A Celebration of Jesus – Entering the City
It’s Palm Sunday…the beginning of Holy Week. And we think about Jesus entering Jerusalem riding on the colt of a donkey…that had not yet been ridden. And one of the thoughts that come to mind is how quickly things can change…
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Off Camera
There’s a lot of stuff caught on camera these days. A lot of things that will grab your attention. But you know the most amazing things that happened cannot be captured on film. The most amazing things that happen are the things that cannot be seen even in HD – these are the works of God that take place in us and through us.
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Mary
Mary shows us, that it turns out, that in the end, in order to be a part of God’s plan, you don’t actually have to understand it all. With Mary what you see is a confused teenage girl, who in the face of a divine dilemma and a perplexing pregnancy could still say, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your Word.
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John the Baptist
This morning we are continuing our Advent Sermon Series on the Characters of Christmas. Last Sunday we considered Elizabeth and the way that she prioritized God. Wednesday we looked at the prophets and considered God’s consistent promise through them. And this morning we look at John the Baptist, and the role that his character played in helping us to prepare for Jesus. And what we see is that he was a man of great persistence.
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Elizabeth
Elizabeth knew what it meant to put her Lord before herself. She was about to have her first baby and now what does she say about Mary? “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?”
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Service of Thanksgiving
There are different kinds of thankfulness. There is the thankfulness of relief, the thankfulness of resignation, and the thankfulness of rejoicing. In Jesus we find many reasons to rejoice.
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