Simeon’s Hope-Christmas Hope – Luke 2:1-7; 21-32 Genesis 3:15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, between her seed and your seed and He will crush you on the head and you will bruise Him on His heal. Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord Himself with give you a sign, Behold, the virgin shall […]

Portraits of Christmas: Joseph! Christmas Courage! Matthew 1: Joseph! Who He is Points to Who You Are in Christ! Matthew 1:18 A Righteous Man By Faith! Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also […]

Portraits of Christmas: Christmas Grace, Christmas Faith! The Story of Mary Luke 1:44 Mary – Who She Is! Points to Who You Are In Christ! Luke 1:26-45 Oh this Greeting! And Coming in he said to her Greetings, Favored One, The Lord is With You! You Have Every Reason to Be Joyful and Glad! John […]

Christmas Awe! Luke 1:5-23; 38-44 Zacharias, Elizabeth and a Baby Named John I. A 400 Year Silence Broken by an Angel Named Gabriel! Malachi 4:5 Behold I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord. 6 He will restore the hearts of the […]

Profiles of Christmas! Christmas First and Best! Luke 2:1-7 – The First and Best Gift is Given! John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. Romans 8:32 He who did not spare His own Son, but […]

Mark 4:14 The Sower Sows the Word! Sowing! When We Give What God Gives! Review – I. Sowing: When We Say What God Says! We Sow the Word! II. Sowing: When We Give Like God Gives! We Sow God’s Gifts! God Gave His First and His Best! Jesus: John 3:16 For God so loved the […]

What to Do When We Don’t Know What to Do! Pastor Mike Fritscher How do we respond to events like what happened in Sutherland Springs last Sunday? 2 Chronicles 20 In life, there’s always a threat! What do you do when you don’t know what to do? I. Look to Him and wait for Him! […]

What We Sow! Mark 4:14 The Sower Sows the Word! A Note about Sowing to Ourselves! Galatians 6:7-8 Sowing: When We Say What God Says! We Sow the Word! Proverbs 18:2 Life and Death are in the power of the tongue! Proverbs 15:4 The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue […]

Sowing the Seed of Promise! Mark 4:1-8 What is this Word that the Sower Sows? What God Says! • What God Says: Creative, Upholding and Preserving Word! • What God Says: Law, Testimony, Precept, Commandment, • What God Says: Became Flesh and Blood! John 1 It’s Jesus! It’s His Gospel, His Good News! I. The […]