Faith: Mary Before Christmas Luke 1:26-38

In John, we may see our need to prepare the way of the Lord, but in Mary we see the even greater need to prepare Him room. In her, we see the response of faith: obedience. As this Christmas sermon reminds us, "Faith is obedience, nothing else; literally, nothing else at all."

Hope: Christmas Is Hope Matthew 1:18-25

"Why haven't you given up on us, God?" asks this sermon. Because, He answers, I came once as a Surprise Package in Bethlehem's barn, and I will come again to Every Waiting Heart who dares to wear my blood upon His door. For I have Hope in those who repent, who turn from their sinful ways and follow

True Riches

Towering over the resort town of Banff in the Canadian Rockies is Mt. Rundle. The mountain is named for Robert Rundle, first missionary to come to that part of the world. Robert Rundle was a Methodist missionary who came to convert the Cree Indians to Christianity. He learned their language and labored among them from...