This message is The Gift of Hope delivered Nov. 30, 2025. It is the first sermon of our 2025 Advent sermons. The scripture text is Luke 2:8-14.

In our service on the Sunday before Thanksgiving 2025, we look at the origins of Thanksgiving, when those first Pilgrims landed in America seeking a place where they were free to worship as their consciences dictated. They faced many challenges, losses, and heartaches, yet they never lost their faith in God. They established Thanksgiving as a special day once a year when they would give thanks to God for all His good works. We would do well to follow their example.

Often, as Christians, we lack the gratefulness we should have; thus, we are not thankful. Where does this ungratefulness come from? Watch and listen to today's message as we explore reasons for ungratefulness. Be sure to watch to the end to hear the song "Never Pay the Price," written by Pat Terry and released in 1974, as sung by the pastor, Wes Brockway.

Luke 17:11-19 records for us the occasion when Jesus encountered ten men afflicted with leprosy. These men were outcasts from society, unable to come near anyone because of their disease. They cried out to Jesus for healing, and Jesus did indeed heal all ten. But only one, a Samaritan, took the time to go to Jesus and thank Him for being healed. We look at having a heart of thanksgiving as we begin this Thanksgiving month. As part of the sermon I sing two songs written by Andre' Crouch, "Take a Little Time" and "Through It All" hopefully the songs don't get censored from the sermon.

God loves to talk to His children. Too often, we've made our lives so busy that we don't hear or we don't recognize His voice. Glynn Brockway brings this Sunday's message, which gives us insight into hearing the voice of God.

The Holy Spirit is one person in our triune God, along with God the Father and God the Son, Jesus. He was there at creation. Genesis 1:2 tells us, "and the Spirit of God hovered over the waters of the deep. Too many have relegated the Holy Spirit to the collective spirit of God, not a person of the Godhead. That's unfortunate because the Holy Spirit is the power behind the New Testament that Jesus began.

We continue our series, "Abide in Him," with the message, "Find Peace with God." When all is said and done, peace with God is the most outstanding achievement we can reach in life. We came from God, and one day, after we live all our days, we will face Him again. Will we look forward to seeing Him face to face, or will we cower in fear and guilt? In this message, we explore how to have peace with God.

With this message, we begin a series, "Abide in Me". Today's message is Find Strength in Jesus. it addresses our need to stay connected to the vine, Jesus Christ.

Tithing is a biblical concept that is much debated and usually dismissed. Why? Because we don't want to let go of our money, but we also want to be justified in everyone's eyes when we don't tithe. In today's message, we look at three justifications for the tithe. Is there a valid, biblical reason for it? Listen, and learn!

The greatest privilege of being a Christian is the privilege of prayer. The definition of privilege is "a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group." Salvation is the greatest gift we can receive, but it is not earned or deserved. It is given entirely through the grace of God. However, once we are a Christian, once we are part of that special group, we are afforded the privilege of prayer. Prayer is the privilege of having a personal, one-on-one conversation with God, meaning there is no mediator or interpreter. Prayer is vital to our relationship with God; that being the case, we should make sure we have the correct understanding about prayer.