Pastor Gordon Simmons was our guest preacher for the festival of Epiphany
Always There (December 24th, 2018)
Christmas Eve is a time when we are especially open to the Good News of Christ’s coming among us. We are more likely to feel the presence of God’s love. But what if Christmas isn’t just an emotional “high point?” What if something decisively changed with the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago? Hear the Christmas story (Luke 2:1-20) and how it can make a difference for you beyond the 12 days of Christmas, in every day of your life.
Unafraid: In the Fight (December 16th, 2018)
It is a lot easier to be courageous when you have someone strong on your side. But what if that hoped-for “someone strong” turns out to be a mere baby? Or a criminal hung on a cross? During Advent, we are equipped to be “unafraid,” even in life’s battles. This sermon, from Zephaniah 3:14-20, will give you courage!
Unafraid: He Will Make You Clean (December 9th, 2018)
Today’s reading from Malachi 3:1-4 prepares the way for Jesus to come at Christmas by calling listeners to repent of their sin, and to be refined and purified by God. Pastor Paige continues our Advent sermon series, “Unafraid," with stories of how our sin persistently clings to us like dust and dirt. The power of darkness wants to keep us afraid. And yet, God is more powerful than sin and death. We can be unafraid because soon and very soon, Jesus will be born. He will come to die for our sins and make us new.
Unafraid: The Days Are Surely Coming (December 2nd, 2018)
We live in anxious times. We may react with fear, with denial, or with anger. Advent is a season that offers us the hope that no matter how deep the darkness may be, a greater Light is coming. Christians live in the hope of Christ’s eventual return to make all things new, and this means we can face any challenge “unafraid.”