“The Second Coming” Selected Scriptures I. Introduction Christmas – our celebration of Jesus’ first coming – has come and gone. That was fast. We put so much time, effort, and money into it, and then, “Poof!” it’s all over. Where did it go? I think I may have missed some of it. But, that’s all […]
“Thanks Be to God” Selected Scriptures I. Introduction “Thanks be to God!” “Thanks be to God” for what? Well, there is much for which we are called to thank God, but at this time of the year, we are called to thank God for the harvest. Thanking God for the harvest is how William Bradford, […]
“COMMUNION AS WORSHIP” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction This is a worship service! How do I know that? Well, after Greg and Colleen read the opening Scripture, we sang “We Have Come into His House.” “We have come into His house and gathered in His name to worship Him. We have come into His house and […]
“…THE HOPE OF GLORY” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction Johann and Ursula read Luke 22:7-20 to open the service. In that passage we saw Jesus institute what we now call communion at the last supper. The symbolism is clear. When we eat of the unleavened bread we are reminded that it is a representation of Jesus […]
“THE PERSON OF THE HOLY SPIRIT” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction If I were to ask most Christians to tell me about the God of the Bible – the First Person of the Holy Trinity – they would have a lot to say. They might say that He is the Creator of all that there is, […]
“INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF ACTS” I. Introduction Imagine it is the year 61 – not 1961, but 61. Imagine that you are living in Antioch – not the Antioch in Illinois just across the state line. There is no Antioch in Illinois. There is no Illi-nois either. So you will need to imagine that […]
“CRADLE, CROSS, AND CROWN” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction It’s Christmas Eve! And on Christmas we just naturally think of Jesus, don’t we? We also think of Mary and Joseph, the shepherds, the wise men, the Star of Bethlehem, and angels praising God. But the fact is that Christmas is about Christ. Everything else is secondary, […]