A New Year… A New You?

So, here we are. Winding down Christmas… only 6 more days to go. New Year’s is coming up really soon as well. And what do we like to do around New Year’s? We like to make resolutions. We want to start the new year with our best intentions to being a better...

What If?

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 Tonight is a wonderful night. It’s a quieter night. Everything is closed. The streets are bright with Christmas lights and trees in everyone’s homes. It just seems so peaceful. Then we come into the church, and it too is all lit up...

What For?

Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 We so often focus on the story of the birth of Jesus as written in the Gospel of Luke. We read it every Christmas Eve. And I see why we do, it has the most detail of the story. It’s much easier to plan a play for, it has all the...

Who Is It?

Scripture Reading: Isaiah 42:1-9 Have you ever heard a description of someone, and without hearing the name you just knew who it was? Here’s a few to see if you can picture them for yourself. Chubby guy with a beard, dresses in red, travels a lot. Can you...

Who Me?

Scripture: Esther 4:1-17 We’ve jumped right into the middle of the action in the book of Esther, so we should take a moment to sort out just what is going on. If you remember last week, I talked about the imminent danger the Jews were facing by surrounding...

What Are We Looking For?

This sermon is from our annual Light Up Service to kick off Advent. Scripture Reading: Romans 8:23-28a This is always such a special night in our church. It’s a wonderful tradition we have carried over from Wilson in Florence when they chose to close and join...