Podcasts about Christmas Sunday

Hearts Set On Pilgrimage The Second Sunday of Christmas Sunday, January 5, 2025 Ashley Cleveland, Pastoral Associate Church of the Redeemer, Nashville, TN www.Redeemer-Nashville.net

IntroductionWithin the gospel reading's profound words lies the simple message that God is revealed in a human person. Though we may try to understand how the Word existed with God from the beginning of time, the wonder we celebrate at Christmas is that the Word continues to dwell among us. Christ comes among us in the gathered assembly, the scriptures, the waters of new birth, and the bread and the wine. Through these ordinary gifts we receive the fullness of God's grace and truth.

Speaker: 施振軒牧師 Rev Bryan Kimball Sy Passage: 約翰福音 John 聖誕節不僅僅是接受最棒的禮物和慶祝的時刻。這是那位「至高者」的降臨。祂不僅是來了，還要與我們同在。約翰福音 1:14 說：「道成了肉身，住在我們中間。」因此，每逢聖誕節，我們要來慶祝並記住來到我們生命中的耶穌。祂來了！ Christmas is more than just receiving the greatest gift and a celebration. It is the coming of the ONE. Not just to visit us, but to live with us. John 1:14 "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us." Thus, every Christmas we celebrate and remember the One who came into our lives. He has come! Join our community: Facebook:   / uecphilippines   Facebook Group:   / unitedevangelicalchurchofthephilippines   Instagram:   / uecphilippines   Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... Viber: https://bitly.com/UECPViberComm

Christmas with St. Augustine The First Sunday of Christmas Sunday, December 29, 2024 The Rev. Andrew DeFusco, Rector Church of the Redeemer, Nashville, TN www.Redeemer-Nashville.net

I'll rescue you. I'll take care of you. I'll come to your level. And I will sustain you. It's the story of Hosea 11. It's the story of Matthew 2. It is the story of Christmas. 

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Pastor Kyle and Pastor Holly talk about Christmas Light and how we celebrate Jesus as the Light of the world.

This Sunday, Pastor Kyle discusses the idea of Christ as the light of the world seen throughout scripture and what that means for our daily living.

Numbers 36:10-13,“The daughters of Zelophehad did as the Lord commanded Moses, 11 for Mahlah, Tirzah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married to sons of their father's brothers. 12 They were married into the clans of the people of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of their father's clan.13 These are the commandments and the rules that the Lord commanded through Moses to the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.” On this Christmas Sunday, by God's grace, we come to the end of our series though the Book of Numbers. We're gonna be looking at Chapters 33–36, but we're going to focus especially on Chapter 36 and the daughters of Zelophehad. As we just heard, the story of these five daughters concludes the Book of Numbers and for good reason. There are at least three lessons that we should learn from them and that's what I want to show you this morning. The first lesson is …1. There is a lesson to be learned.So let's zoom out for a minute and remember what the Book of Numbers is all about. It's the story of two generations of Israelites. There is the first generation that God rescued from Egypt but they failed to enter the Promised Land because of their unbelief. (They all died in the wilderness.) Then there is the second generation that emerges in Chapter 26 and they do inherit the Promised Land because they believe. The first generation was faithless — they did not trust God, so they did not do what God said. The second generation was faithful — they did trust God, so they did what God said.And as Christians, when we read the Book of Numbers, our headline takeaway is: “Don't be like the first generation; be like the second generation.” The apostle Paul confirms this takeaway for us in the New Testament, in 1 Corinthians, chapter 10. He says that the Book of Numbers is meant to be an example for us. There are lessons to be learned here. This book is designed for our Christian moral development, and a lot of it is cautionary: Don't worship idols. Don't set your heart on evil things. Don't commit sexual immortality. Don't grumble. Don't be a sucker in the moments of temptation. Don't put Christ to the test.These are all warnings we find in Numbers that Paul highlights in 1 Corinthians 10. They're all things that the first generation did to their own demise. So learn from that. Don't do that. Which is really helpful, by the way. We need instruction like this. We need good examples. To simply say “Have faith!” or “Trust God!” is true and it's always relevant, but oftentimes things can be a little more complicated. We need some more help! We need to know what it looks like to have faith! What do we do if we're trusting God? (Or, what do we do if we're not trusting God?) Numbers has shown us this. There are lessons here.And therefore, one of the first things we should think when we read about the daughters of Zelophehad is, “What can we learn from them?” There's most likely a lesson here for us. They are in this story for a reason, so what is it?There is a lesson to be learned — that's the first thing to learn. 2. God wants your faith.Now again, this is simple and straightforward and it's something we've already talked about in this series: What does God want from you? Wherever you are, whatever you've got going on, what does God want from you?God wants your faith.This is a lesson we see again at the end of Numbers, but it's a lesson made in a profound way, and I want you to see this …First, for the context, the last four chapters, 33–36, are a true recap of the book: Chapter 33 recounts the journey of the people of Israel over the last 40 years, from Egypt to here in the plains of Moab, on the brink of entering the Promised Land. Chapter 34 lays out how the land will be divided and who the heads of each tribe are. Chapter 35, still on the topic of land, explains the inheritance of the Levites and the cities of refuge. And then in Chapter 36, which could seem a little random, there's this story of the five daughters of Zelophehad. It's still connected to an issue with the land, but it's more than that because this is not the first time we've read about the “daughters of Zelophehad.”Bookended by Exemplary FaithThe first time they show up is in Chapter 27. We read about them in Chapter 27 and in Chapter 36, and that's really significant. Here's why…Remember Chapter 26 is the second census. It's what introduces the second generation of Israelites who are supposed to be different from the first generation. The second generation is the faithful generation, and we read about them from Chapter 27 through 36. Which means, if the daughters of Zelophehad show up in Chapter 27 and Chapter 36, they're the literary bookends of this faithful generation.We read about them in Chapter 27 as the intro to this generation, and then we read about them again in Chapter 36 as the summary of this generation. So these daughters form a kind of package that must tell us something about this second generation, and by that fact alone, I'm looking for a positive example here! I'm clued in that there's something important about these daughters that we're supposed to take away, and it's probably got something to do with having faith. So see, just the placement of these daughters in this story is pointing in that direction. Their example should be what's ringing in our ears when we leave this book!So, in that light, let's go back to chapter 27 and see what they did.God Calls Them RightLook back at Chapter 27, verse 1 …This is right after the census has been reported. Everyone from the first generation has died, and the inheritance has been passed to the second generation. And, as was the custom in the ancient world, the inheritance went to the sons. But there's a problem, Zelophehad had five daughters and no sons, and these daughters had a legit question: Unless their father's inheritance was given to them, it would disappear. It'd be lost. So these daughters, who names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah — all solid Hebrew names — they came to Moses and Eleazar, explained the situation, and asked that their father's inheritance be given to them. Well Moses wasn't exactly sure what to do in this situation, so he brought this case to the Lord.Which is all going according to plan. Back in Exodus 18, do you remember Jethro's advice? The disputes among the people were too many for Moses to handle himself, so he appointed judges to help him carry the burden. But if there was an especially tough case, that came straight to Moses, and then Moses went to God. This is one of those. These daughters did right to bring this to Moses, and Moses did right to bring this to God. We're on the right track here.And we know this for sure because God says so. I want everyone to see this. Look at Chapter 27, verse 6,“And the Lord said to Moses, ‘The daughters of Zelophehad are right. …”Then God says to give them their father's inheritance, and there's more details here we'll get to, but the thing I want to focus on for now is that God says these five daughters are right. There are not too many instances in the Bible where God says so clearly about humans, “They're right.” They've spoken right.Wouldn't you love to hear God say that about you? First off, everybody loves to be right … And we really love to be told we're right … So what about when God tells you you're right? God says, Correct. Well done. Nailed it! … what if God says that about you?Whether you realize it or not, that is actually what you want more than anything in the world. This is not just affirmation, this is divine affirmation. That's really what you want behind your spouse's affirmation. That's deeper than your parent's affirmation, or your friends', your colleagues' — you want divine affirmation, which is more than you being right, but it means God is pleased with you. God is happy with you. He says to you, Right! You're right!And we know from Scripture, that's only possible when there's faith. The Judge of All the EarthThe daughters of Zelophehad are motivated by faith — They had faith to “draw near” to Moses and Eleazar (that's a special phrase, to draw near). They had faith to submit their hard case for Mosaic review. And they had faith to do this because they knew, ultimately, the God who judges is just.They were thinking what Abraham thought in Genesis 18:25, “Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?” These daughters trust that God, who is sovereign over all things, will do what is right. Which means their confidence is not in their case per se, but it's in God. They are entrusting their future to him. The real message then of these women is not their rightness, though they are right, but the real message is the righteousness of God who always does right — and who is therefore worthy of our trust. Do you know this about God? This doesn't mean that he gives us everything we want immediately, but it means that everything he does is right, and we are right to trust him.The daughters of Zelophehad model that kind of faith for us, and we should be like them. God wants your faith.Third lesson:3. Our Redeemer has come!Let's go back to the details of God's ruling in Chapter 27. Heads up: this can get a little complicated, but try to stay with me. I'll keep it as basic as I can. God said, Yes, the daughters of Zelophehad are right, give them their father's inheritance. And then he makes this a general statue for all of Israel when they have similar cases …When it comes to a father's inheritance: If there's no son, it goes to daughters; if there's no daughters, it goes to his brothers; If he has no brothers, it goes to his uncles; And if he has no uncles it just goes to whoever is the closest relative.The whole point is how to keep your father's inheritance. The solution is that a kinsman preserves it.But then in Chapter 36, a new possible dilemma is brought up. The daughters of Zelophehad were from the tribe of Joseph, and some of the heads of that tribe started thinking: Wait a minute, if these daughters inherit Zelophehad's land, but then they go and marry a man from another tribe, then that man will end up getting the land. It could end up that all of Zelophehad's inheritance is taken over by another tribe. So what do we do about that?See, they found a potential hole in this case law — there was still a possible scenario that would defeat the intent of the ruling to preserve the father's inheritance. And God says, again, they're right. Like the daughters of Zelophehad, the tribe of Jospeh is right. And what we see here is that the heads of the tribe are actually following the example of these daughters in chapter 27. They're thinking about the future, about the land — they're motivated by faith. This is very different from the first generation, remember?!That generation was so faithless that they were too afraid to enter the land. This second generation believes God so much they wanna get down to the details about how the land inheritance will work, not just for that moment, but long into the future. There's an amazing contrast here between the second and first generations. The second generation believes God's promise. Faith is at the root. And so here's the solution: the way to ensure that the father's inheritance stays within his tribe is for the daughters of Zelophehad to marry within their tribe. Now they can marry whoever they want, but he's just gotta be within their tribe.A husband within their tribe is the only way to ensure that their father's inheritance isn't lost. So chapter 36, verse 10: “And the daughters of Zelophehad did as the Lord commanded Moses …” — that's basically how the book ends.The example of faith is central, we've talked about that. But there is another underlying logic here. This is something that shows up first in Leviticus, and then is explained more in Deuteronomy 25 — it's the role of the kinsman redeemer. The logic is: if an inheritance was on the verge of being lost, like in this case, a brother or relative of the man who died, a man within his own tribe, would redeem the potential loss through marrying the woman. That principle is emerging here, with the daughters of Zelophehad, but it comes up later in the Bible's storyline, in a real-life example.Taking Us to JesusThere was a man named Elimelech, a man of Bethlehem, of the tribe of Judah. He was married to a woman named Naomi. They had two sons, one married to Orpah, one married to Ruth. Well, Elimelech dies; and his two sons die; Orpah goes back to her family. So it's just Naomi and Ruth, and of course they're not going to be able to preserve Elimelech's inheritance … until they meet one of Elimelech's relatives, Boaz. Boaz becomes the kinsman redeemer — he marries Ruth and they have Obed; Obed has Jesse; Jesse has David, the King. These names all show up in Matthew Chapter 1, in the genealogy of Jesus, of the tribe of Judah, born in the little town of Bethlehem.See, the daughters of Zelophehad's faith, their concern for their father's inheritance, their concern for the future, paid into the future of Israel's Messiah. The logic of their case law became part of the story of the genealogy of Jesus.And so when we read about these daughters at the end of Numbers, we see the example of their faith, but even more than that, we see a thread here that takes us to Jesus … To Jesus who became our kinsman redeemer. That's what we celebrate at Christmas. Except we were in much worse shape than these five daughters were, much worse than Ruth. We had no inheritance at all in the Promised Land. We were destined for wrath. We were without hope in the world. But then came one who became our kinsman. One who took on our flesh, became like us in our humanity, and he paid the price to redeem us. Church, our Redeemer has come! Jesus took all of our debt and he gave us his inheritance — he has given us the right to be called the children of God!Right with God, by GodIn Christ, you call yourself a child of God, and you are right. God says you're right. And it's by faith alone. So let that be the last thing on our minds as we close the Book of Numbers.To borrow from the Heidelberg Catechism, answer 61: It is not because of any value my faith has that God is pleased with me. Only Christ's satisfaction, righteousness, and holiness make me right with God.And I can receive this righteousness and make it mine in no other way than by faith alone.And that's what brings us to this Table.The TableThis table is an invitation to Jesus Christ. We come to him with our hands open — help me, Jesus! You're my hope! We come to him in faith, and we come to adore him.And so if that's you — if you trust in Jesus Christ, if by faith in Jesus you are a child of God, let us eat and drink together and give him thanks!

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Join us Christmas Sunday, December 29, 2024, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Antonia is preaching on "Flip the Script." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

Join us Christmas Sunday, December 29, 2024, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Antonia is preaching on "Flip the Script." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

Join us Christmas Sunday, December 29, 2024, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Antonia is preaching on "Flip the Script." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

Join us Christmas Sunday, December 29, 2024, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Antonia is preaching on "Flip the Script." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

Join us Christmas Sunday, December 29, 2024, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Antonia is preaching on "Flip the Script." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

Join us Christmas Sunday, December 29, 2024, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Antonia is preaching on "Flip the Script." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

Join us Christmas Sunday, December 29, 2024, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Antonia is preaching on "Flip the Script." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

Join us Christmas Sunday, December 29, 2024, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Antonia is preaching on "Flip the Script." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

Join us Christmas Sunday, December 29, 2024, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Antonia is preaching on "Flip the Script." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

Join us Christmas Sunday, December 29, 2024, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Antonia is preaching on "Flip the Script." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

Christmas Sunday Worship; Rev. Bruce McDowall, Sunday 29th December 2024

"Have You Heard the Saddest Words in the Bible?" John's version of the Christmas story also contains the saddest words. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Today's episode featured work from these artists: Music: "Big Bear" by Jonny Easton (www.youtube.com/jonnyeaston) "Growing Up" by Scott Buckley (www.youtube.com/scottbuckley) Video: Adrian Hoparda (www.pexels.com/@adrian-hoparda-1684220)

Join us Christmas Sunday, December 29, 2024, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Antonia is preaching on "Flip the Script." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

Join us Christmas Sunday, December 29, 2024, for our Celebration of Praise and Worship Service at New Life At Calvary. Pastor Antonia is preaching on "Flip the Script." We lift up the name of Jesus Christ at New Life At Calvary located at 2020 E. 79th St. Cleveland, OH 44103 and online at nlac.tv. Donations to support this ministry can be made on our website at nlac.tv or by Cash App at $2NLAC.

A Quiet Christmas ServiceJoin us for a Quiet Christmas Service with Rev Laura Darrall from St Mary with St Nicholas, Lavant, Chichester.Today is a reflective service of song and poem, where during the busyness of Christmas we can find some quiet and take some time to be open with our struggles before God.Be sure to tune in and be part of this community of faith, connecting worshippers across England and beyond.

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A new MP3 sermon from Berean Bible Church of Hilo is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Christmas Sunday Speaker: Voddie Baucham Broadcaster: Berean Bible Church of Hilo Event: Sunday Service Date: 12/22/2024 Bible: Ephesians 6 Length: 63 min.

 Join us as Pastor Paul Mowery shares with the church for our Christmas serve Psalm 116:12-14.

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Christmas Sunday "The Good News of Christmas" Pastor Brandon DirmannSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The promise of Christmas is so clear... a Savior was born for you. In this special CHRISTMAS SUNDAY sermon, we pray your heart will be open to receive the gift promised and just for you... a Savior that is FOR YOU.

Christmas Sunday "She Couldn't Have Known" Pastor Robert RosalesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christmas Sunday "The Gift of Jesus" Cory BarnesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pastor JD breaks from the verse-by-verse teaching through Revelation and talks about the understandable reasons why some don't celebrate Christmas, while also explaining why we still do.

Pastor JD breaks from the verse-by-verse teaching through Revelation and talks about the understandable reasons why some don't celebrate Christmas, while also explaining why we still do.Social MediaProphecy Website: http://jdfarag.orgMobile/TV Apps: https://subsplash.com/calvarychapelkaneohe/appChurch Website: http://www.calvarychapelkaneohe.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/JDFarag/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JDFarag/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/JDFarag/

In this message, we explore the differences between receiving a gift like a book and the gift of Jesus! We find that the gift of Jesus is both costly and supplies all wisdom and knowledge. The lordship of Jesus is not just for one part of our life but grows to have authority over every part of our life. Speaker: Minister & Senior Pastor, Jim Samra Passage: Colossians 2:6 This was recorded live in Grand Rapids, MI on December 22nd, 2024.

The Christmas lesson in God's Word For Life: The Mighty God In Christ taught by Pastor Matt Cottrill on Sunday, December 22nd 2024

Christmas Sunday 2024 - Ben Workman

Pastor Scott Ardavanis preaches a sermon on Christmas Sunday from Isaiah 9 verse 6 on Immanuel, God with us!

Scripture: Luke 2: 1-20 The Christmas Story is familiar to most of us - a story we've heard over and over, year after year.  When something becomes so familiar we can easily be deceived into treating it too casually without the awe and gratitude this story should cause in our hearts.  Familiarity can cause us to forget this is a REAL story, with REAL people and our REAL Savior.   So let's look at this very familiar story in Luke 2:1-20 with new eyes and new ears and new hearts. May we experience and receive THE GREAT GOOD NEWS as the best gift ever given. As Pastor reads the Christmas Story he shares insights about the location of where Jesus was born, and other interesting historical information, even specific insights into the shepherds in the fields and the intended use of their lambs. Mary and Jospeph arrive in Bethlehem for a census, Jesus is born, and then the angels announce the Great Good News to the shepherds. When the angels broke through the skies the shepherds went from experiencing great fear at the appearance of the angels to great joy because of the Great Good News they were told. “You will find the Babe wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”  The Shepherds hurried off to find Jesus - an encouragement for us, too! Have you found Him? That is our prayer, that you find and know Jesus for The Great Good News has come, Jesus the Messiah! The host of angels fills the sky above the shepherds singing, “Glory to God in the Highest!” Praising God in this Christmas season is a calling to us as well. Let us hurry to find Him, seek Him and adore Him. The shepherds' desire to find Jesus is to be our attitude too. Let this familiar story touch your heart in new ways this Christmas. After seeing baby Jesus in the manger the shepherds spread the story about what the angels had told them and about the baby they met. May we also, like them, share the Great Good News of a Savior. The Great Good News is:     ⁃    Real - this really happened, this is true. There is overwhelming evidence from both believers and skeptics that the Messiah is real.      ⁃    Risen - He is risen and this victory is ours.     ⁃    Returning - the reality is that He is returning. He is coming back - we have a forever life ahead of us!     ⁃    Response - God loved us so much He was willing to take on human flesh, live the perfect life we could not, willingly give Himself for us on the cross in a most inhumane way as the sacrifice for our sins. Then He rose victorious from the grave….THAT demands a response!  One of repentance and belief. A response of receiving the Great Good News by walking with Him, following Him, surrendering to Him and watching what He will do. Receive Him today as your Savior! The Christmas story is not simply a story of our culture - it is the story of God's love to each one of us. https://www.awakeusnow.com Check out the video on our website https://www.awakeusnow.com/the-greats Check out the video on Youtube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTaaqrC3dMOwOsas957DiSUd6oyPPusju&si=aF1BhWGvhZyBvUVi Watch via our app. Text HELLO to 888-364-4483 to download our app.

In this message, we explore the differences between receiving a gift like a book and the gift of Jesus! We find that the gift of Jesus is both costly and supplies all wisdom and knowledge. The lordship of Jesus is not just for one part of our life but grows to have authority over every part of our life. Speaker: Minister & Senior Pastor, Jim Samra Passage: Colossians 2:6 This was recorded live in Grand Rapids, MI on December 22nd, 2024.

Isaiah 7:13–14 "The Miracle of Christmas", Sunday December 22nd, 2024, Calvary Chapel Lowcountry, cclowcountry.org, https://youtube.com/live/4GbZrtISPDI

I have been blessed to travel to Israel, and visit the shepherd's fields of Bethlehem, and the Church of the Nativity – the traditional birthplace of Jesus. It is an incredibly moving experience to see, touch, and contemplate the place where God entered our world as Child. Worshipers cry, kiss the ground, and tremble at the idea that it is there our Savior was born. There are three responses people have to Jesus: adoration anger, and apathy. Nevertheless, only the attitude of adoration will produce contentment in this life, and the life to come.We upload our message only version to our church app. If you would like to view this week's entire worship service you can find it by clicking the available link.

I have been blessed to travel to Israel, and visit the shepherd's fields of Bethlehem, and the Church of the Nativity – the traditional birthplace of Jesus. It is an incredibly moving experience to see, touch, and contemplate the place where God entered our world as Child. Worshipers cry, kiss the ground, and tremble at the idea that it is there our Savior was born. There are three responses people have to Jesus: adoration anger, and apathy. Nevertheless, only the attitude of adoration will produce contentment in this life, and the life to come.We upload our message only version to our church app. If you would like to view this week's entire worship service you can find it by clicking the available link.

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What are you dreaming of this Christmas? (Sunday, 15th December 2024)1. First of all Simeon expected that the "consolation of Israel" would take place.  Luke 2:25-35 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.2. Simeon expected that, because of Jesus's birth, God and His ways would be revealed to "outsiders."Luke 2:31-32 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; 32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel3. When Simeon predicted that Jesus was destined to cause the falling and rising of many, he was expecting that Jesus would upset the status quo. Luke 2:34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; 4. His expectation was that Jesus would be a lightning rod of decision. Luke  2:34 …and for a sign which shall be spoken against; 35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.