Sermon Intro: “God with us” was one of the most familiar and comforting convictions of the Old Testament. In his dream at Bethel, Jacob was given that assurance by God. When the Lord confronted Moses from a burning bush and introduced Himself as...

Sermon Intro: “God with us” was one of the most familiar and comforting convictions of the Old Testament. In his dream at Bethel, Jacob was given that assurance by God. When the Lord confronted Moses from a burning bush and introduced Himself as...

Sermon Intro: Matthew’s genealogy moves forward from Abraham to Jesus rather than backwards from Jesus (as in Luke 3.23-38). Why? Matthew’s point is this: from the very beginning, God knew exactly where He was going. Throughout the centuries, He was...

Sermon Intro: Matthew’s genealogy moves forward from Abraham to Jesus rather than backwards from Jesus (as in Luke 3.23-38). Why? Matthew’s point is this: from the very beginning, God knew exactly where He was going. Throughout the centuries, He was...

Sermon Intro: One thing Jesus’ instruction on prayer reminds us of is that we are beggars before God. We have nothing but what we have received first from Him according to His grace. We are dependent on God for the next breath we take. But Jesus is...

Sermon Intro: One thing Jesus’ instruction on prayer reminds us of is that we are beggars before God. We have nothing but what we have received first from Him according to His grace. We are dependent on God for the next breath we take. But Jesus is...