Introduction: 8 For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God’s truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, 9 and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and…

Introduction: What is it that you love most about Christmas? Is it the lights and the decorations? Maybe it’s the parties and the festivities. You may love gathering with your family and friends. Christmas is probably one of the most popular holidays in the world and we may all have different reasons…

Introduction: When Mary held Jesus in her arms, what thoughts do you think were going through her head? To answer this question is to speculate and we can’t know for sure, but we can ask what we might have been thinking. Most of us at some point have held a baby in our arms and you generally don’t have…

Introduction: Christmas is a holiday that always comes under attack by the unbelieving world. We talked about how the world will attack us as Christians because we belong to our Father in Heaven. The reject God so therefore they reject us. We see also how easily the world will mock Christianity while…

Introduction: At Christmas we often focus on the “three kings” of Christmas. These were really the magi but the song has ingrained three kings in our minds and we also don’t really know how many of them there were. We know that they brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. They will arrive in…

Introduction: Christmas is a beautiful season full of wonder and mystery. A lot of people focus on the material things, but as Christians it is a season for us to focus on the King of Christmas. We often turn to very familiar passages. Familiar passages can become trite if we are not careful. They can…

Introduction: This week we will gather together with family and celebrate Thanksgiving. We come to this season of the year and think about the first Thanksgiving with Pilgrims and Indians and giving thanks to the Lord for surviving in such a harsh environment. We also think to modern day traditions of…

Introduction: Shepherding is an occupation that most of us will never consider outside of a setting like this. We won’t have our children tell us that they want to be a shepherd when they grow up. We will probably only think about them when we put up our Christmas decorations and when we are in church…

Introduction: If you have pets, particularly dogs that live outside, you know that their is a type of pest that can really wreak havoc on your pet and even prove to be lethal. It’s called heart worms. Your dog can handle fleas and ticks, though you don’t really want them either, but heart worms will…

Introduction: Our nation has recently come through a very trying election season. For Christians, every season can seem trying. We sometimes forget that we do not belong to the kingdoms of this world, but to the heavenly kingdom of God. We have dual citizenship and try to influence earthly kingdoms with…