Today is the Sixth Day of Christmas. We are not even half-way through the season, yet as far as the world is concerned, Christmas is over. It’s almost as if the scriptural narrative of Christ ends with his lowly birth in a manger. But this is only the beginning. Jesus, who came to take the lowest place…

Over the past several weeks, we have been examining the Call of God given to individuals through angels. God had been silent, sending no more prophets, men who would declare His messages for the people. It had been so long, but finally God started speaking to some who believed what He had promised through…

The fourth and final sermon in a 4-part Advent series reflecting on songs related to the birth account in Luke's gospel.

How to find Christmas. Know Where to Look. Let’s look at Simeon… I was tending my duties at the temple, and in walks this young couple... carrying the messiah ! “Are you sure, Simeon!” How do you know it was the messiah? Was it something about the parents? No, they were just a normal young couple. Well…

At Christmas, there's always that one family member who takes forever to open their gifts. They delicately untie each ribbon. They strategically pull off each piece of tape. Then they carefully unfold the wrapping paper. Everyone else is thinking (or saying), "Open it already!" This week, we learn about Simeon, a man who knew how to wait. Simeon waited on God's greater promise of the coming Messiah, but also a specific promise to him; that he would see the Christ before he saw death.

Mary & Joseph take Jesus to the temple, where the prophet Simeon (like us today) is surprised by Jesus.

In the biggest event in history God used unknown people in his story.

Experiencing the World Changer: What Does It Mean? For the last four weeks we have been preaching an advent series from the Christ’s Birthday Observance 2020 theme, “Experiencing the World Changer.” And we haven’t been talking about the COVID-19 virus that has changed so many things in our world in the…

INTRODUCTION It is Over! The Holiday frenzy is over — the preparation — the waiting — the anticipation — the excitement of the big day — so much went into it! How many of you were able to attend our Christmas Eve services — live or online? It was amazing — the candles — the music — the spirit in the…

According to the Law of Moses, whenever a Hebrew woman gave birth to a child, she became unclean. God commanded, “She shall not touch anything holy, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying are completed” ( Lev 12:4b ). Then God required the woman to bring a sacrifice and present…

The Law of Moses prescribed that forty days after the birth of a firstborn son, the mother and son would go to the temple for the rite of cleansing and purification. Joseph and Mary, who were devout followers of God, did as the Law required. They brought Jesus to the temple and offered the necessary…

First Sunday after Christmas

A lady had a circle of friends for whom she really wanted to buy Christmas presents. Time slipped away and it was so busy at work for her she just wasn’t able to get to the store to purchase those gifts. Time was running out. So not too many days before Christmas she decided to give up on the gift idea…

How can we take the example of Simeon and Anna in their waiting and apply it to situations of waiting in our own lives?

Intro Lk 2 Lilly house - it was busy, but the life was gone. Temple - the place where heaven and earth touch. The Temple is where you would go to be near God; to be in his presence. It was busy, but the life was gone. Ichabod Going to see 4 people gather around the true Temple. 2 are old and 2 are young.…

Two events after Jesus' birth

While nothing outwardly about Simeon and Anna’s lives had changed, something did within them. The inner disquiets within them had been calmed by Christ, and their souls were impacted deeply. Simeon and Anna had discovered in the Christmas story for themselves that the consolation and redemption of Israel was not a concept, conviction, or campaign but a person.

Introduction Sermon Title: Comfort Has Come! Sermon Series: Christ Has Come! (Advent) Sermon Text: Introduction Christmas is often associated with waiting. I can remember when I was younger waiting for Christmas because it was the year that I was certain that I would be getting the Nintendo Entertainment…

God does great things with humble people.

You can listen to the message here or watch it on our YouTube channel, https://youtu.be/npXl8f-coj4. This message is the third of a four-part Advent series. This series will focus on the key people mentioned in the accounts of Jesus’ birth. The main purpose of this series will be to answer these two simple questions: First, why did God choose each of them? Second, how much am I like them? Today we look at Simeon and Anna.