Matthew 1:23 “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”—which means, “God with…
Category: Christmas
Many Christians have a mistaken idea about Christmas. They think that we are celebrating the time when the Almighty God became a man for…
For weeks if not months now we have been surrounded by Christmas music. It’s our acoustic wallpaper. Have you noticed how most Christmas pop…
It’s finally beginning to feel a lot like Christmas now. Not just with all the carols and Christmas songs playing everywhere, but especially with…
This morning I want to take our thinking right back to the very beginning of the Christmas story. Not with the manger in the…
Deitrich Bonhoeffer once said, “If Jesus is not true God how could he help us? If he is not true man, how could he…
WISE MEN SEEK HIM STILL There weren’t three of them, and they weren’t Kings. Ancient traditions actually suggest there were twelve of them, twelve…
Here is our short thought from Christmas morning. Luke 2 . 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be…
If you search the internet for Christmas Commandments you will find all kinds of wonderful lists online to help you get the most out…
Mary’s song of praise – the Magnificat. If we were good Anglicans we would say those words together every week as part of our…
10 ways I can share my faith this Christmas Christmas is almost here again!!Cards, Presents, Decorations, Parties, even Carol Singing. And so many people…
Christmas is impossible!! I’m not talking about all the planning and the shopping and the cooking which seem to be essential to celebrate Christmas…
Here is a short message I forgot to post after our Christingle service back in 2011. Did anybody see A Christmas Carol yesterday with…
Eleven shopping days until Christmas. Because every day is a shopping day now. Lakeside will be open until 11 pm and even Freeport in…
If I was to ask you to sum up the events of the first Christmas in just one word, what would you say? Love?…
WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer!…
Isaiah 11:1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. 2 The Spirit of…
I heard about a man whose birthday falls in the middle of December. For most of his life his brother had gave him just…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Christmas trees and lights and decorations everywhere, Christmas songs and carols in all the shops and…
I want to start our thinking this morning right at the very beginning of the Christmas story. Not with the manger in the stable…
For almost 1700 years Christians of every denomination have worshipped God and declared their faith by saying together the Creed. That includes these words.…