Christmas: God is Here John 1:14

At Christmas, this sermon proclaims, God was expressing Himself in a language that we could understand. God was identifying with the frailties and tragedies of the human race. God was getting up close and personal. God was announcing to the world: "I'm here!"

Advent: The Brink of Eternity

Is this a foolish thing we do, sitting here, packing our bags for eternity, waiting for a mysterious dark-haired man who never seems to come, muttering to ourselves on Sundays while the rest of the world passes by and smiles knowingly, shaking its head? This sermon, offered during the season of Advent, beautifully portrays the Christian posture of expectation, of waiting for Jesus to come again.

Christmas: Culture Wars over Christmas

Through the years cultures have imposed themselves on Christmas and sometimes succeeded in crowding out the Christ of Christmas. What's a Christian to do? This sermon looks at Christmas "culture wars" and challenges us to take an uncompromising stand for the true meaning of Christmas, even if it puts us at odds with the world around us.

Christmas: A Real World Christmas Luke 2:1-7

"Just the facts, ma'am, just the facts." This sermon cuts through the clutter that has been imposed upon the Christmas story by popular culture, and focuses on what really happened that first Christmas. The more we know the true facts about how God worked that first Christmas, the more we can know who God is this Christmas.

Advent: Time to Wait Luke 1; James 5:7-11

Advent reminds us how important it is to wait patiently for God, to wait even through difficulty. But, as this sermon points out, Advent also points beyond the waiting to receiving the fulfillment of God's promise, and to experiencing the wonder of God's blessing.

Jesus’ Dedication: Holding God’s Baby Luke 2:21-40

This Christmas sermon on Jesus' dedication at the temple notes how Luke presents Jesus at the temple in a remarkable way. He is a special baby, but Jesus is not an actor in the story. He can't act; He is just a baby. What other characters in the story do and say, especially in the larger context of scripture, tells us who He is. And how others in the story respond to Jesus says that He is worthy of worship.

Christmas: Indifferent to Christmas

And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from the U.S. Treasury, that all of America should go shopping. And all went out to shop, each to his own mall. This sermon looks at growing indifference to the true meaning of Christmas and encourages us to allow it to have it's full, life-changing impact on us.