“YES, I AM” LUKE 22:63-71 I. Introduction It is arguably true that the greatest sermon ever preached in America was “Sinners in the hands of an angry God.” Jonathan Edwards delivered it in Enfield, Connecticut, on July 8, 1741, thirty-five years before our founding fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence. It is an amazing sermon […]

“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, […]

“MARY’S BABY BOY” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction I learned a new word this week – it’s “mondegreen.” It seems that mondegreen can be a noun or a verb. That is, you could say, “That was a great mondegreen.” Or you could say, “I think I just mondegreened myself through that.” So whether we actually did […]

“THREE RESPONSES TO JESUS” MATTHEW 2:1-11 I. Introduction How many of you, in the last few weeks, have heard someone say, “Happy Holidays”? On the other hand, how many of you have heard someone say, “Merry Christmas”? It seems that virtually everyone is interested in the holidays. Just think of all the fun stuff. There’s […]

“GO TELL IT SOMEWHERE!” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction Go tell what somewhere? Go tell the world that Jesus Christ is born, that’s what! That is why we’re here, isn’t it? Isn’t telling the world that Jesus Christ is born what the church is called to do? As a local assembly of believers our task, our […]