TEXT: Topical, textual references ( Lk. 2:18-20) INTRO: We come to our third Sunday of celebrating Advent, or the coming of the Christ, what we call Christmas. Our purpose is to worship through the understanding and consideration of the perfect plan and process God used to send His Son, our Savior, into the world. Today we turn to another group …
TEXT: John INTRO: Tonight is a continuation of last week’s message from the Gospel of John found in chapter 12:44-45. Vss. 43-50, John says, are the last public teachings of Jesus before His crucifixion and the focus on why He came t earth, His purpose and mission. Thus, though they deal with His coming from a different perspective, they still …
TEXT: Topical, textual references (Lk. 1; Matt. 1, Lk. 2) INTRO: Today our Advent celebration moves to the second candle, “The Candle of Annunciation and Preparation.” It is also called the Mary’s Candle because it points to the calling of Mary to bear the Son of God. “Why Mary?” I. MARY IS NOT THE CENTRAL IDEA OF CHRISTMAS A.READ Is. …
TEXT: Topical, textual references INTRO: Have you ever really considered all the symbols we use to prepare us to get in the right mood to welcome Christmas? Advent is yet another practice that can help us to get ready for Christmas in a very spiritual way. I. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF ADVENT? A. The term Advent: from the …
TEXT: Genesis 6:1 – 8:21 INTRO: The year 2020 has been a very difficult year worldwide. For what can we be thankful? I would like to use the case of Noah, found in Gen. 6-8 to provide answers for that question. I. THE EVIDENCE OF THANKSGIVING. (Gen. 8:20-21) A. READ Gen. 8:20-21. Noah could have been emotionally devastated, dealing with …
TEXT: John 12:12-19 INTRO: Perhaps you’ve’ seen a cap, or a T-shirt or a bracelet with the WWJD on it. Maybe you’ve owned something like that yourself. If so, you know the letters stand for “What Would Jesus Do?” and its meant to cause us to stop and consider that question when we’re faced with a decision about how to …
TEXT: Textual; 1 Timothy 3:8-13 INTRO: The Baptist Faith and Message, the SBC book on theological guidelines, says there are two (2) offices of leadership in the local church: elders and deacons.. I. ROLE OF THE DEACON. A. The word “deacon” is a transliteration of the Greek term “diakonos” which itself comes from two Greek terms, “dia”, which means …
TEXT: Topical; Rom 13:1-7 INTRO: So today I want to speak to you about lessons we must learn from the recent presidential election. Actually, it is about lessons we see in our nation as we come to this election and what it may hold for tomorrow. I. WHAT LESSONS HAVE WE LEARNED SINCE THE LAST ELECTION THAT IMPACT WHO WE …