The Lessons for the Last Days Simeon’s Prophecy and Anna’s Testimony As I read through this account I want you to pick up on the character qualities of Simeon, Anna and the priest, they were looking for the 1st coming of Jesus, we are looking for the 2nd coming – ask yourself the question what is God…

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…

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.

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…

I know God doesn’t bind us to the Old Testament laws that bound Mary and Joseph. We don’t dedicate the first born male from every womb – man or animal – to the Lord. God no longer requires us to redeem that son from a lifetime of service to Him. Likewise, God no longer requires women to go through post-partum…

God here, but I didn’t know it! It is good to be out here again, for what might well be the last time for the year. We come out at the end of the month and it seems that we miss out on coming in December as things wind down for Christmas/New Year. So I thought I’d take a look at a bit of the Christmas…

©December 22nd, 2019 by Rev. Rick Goettsche SERIES: Songs of Christmas When you were a child you may have had the experience of waiting for a Christmas gift you were really excited to receive. On Christmas morning, you woke up early because you just couldn’t wait any longer. I hope you had an experience…

Luke 2:21-35 Stephen Caswell © 2001 Baby’s Birthday Without Baby The story is told of two women who were enjoying an elaborate luncheon in a downtown restaurant. When asked the occasion for the luncheon, one said, We are celebrating my baby’s birthday. But where is the baby? said the inquirer, for there…

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…

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…

Songs About the Son of Man _3 Luke 2:25-35 Anticipation. Waiting for something very special or exciting to occur. We know that many Jews were waiting for the Messiah to appear, and many are still waiting today. How is it that you can with earnest expectation wait for the Messiah and then not know Him…

Alastair talks about Luke 2 and the fulfilment of God’s promise.

Have you ever seen one of those images of Jesus? They show up all the time on rocks and trees, on ceiling tiles, and grilled cheese sandwiches. People flock from all over to witness it or they pay large sums of money in order to somehow own this supposed miracle. The most recent occurrence which I can…

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

For the last several years, I have taken our youth group to the Dare2Share conference. These are great events that help to challenge students in their faith and also teach them how to share their faith. These conferences usually have somewhere around 10,000 people in attendance. Two years in a row (once…

So, when WAS Jesus born? Hint: It was not December 25! If you read the Christmas story carefully, you see Mary and Joseph dedicating Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem. How old was he when this happened? Hint: He was older than a week! Throughout our "Immanuel" series, we saw Jesus as The King. We saw him as the Priest, who was also qualified to be God's Lamb to take away our sins. But there is another Messianic office Jesus held in the days of his ministry: The Prophet of God. What was that all about? Come with the Grace United crew as we experience The Prophet of God, the Messiah in speech and action.

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.

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…

Standing Out Luke 2:22-40 Every person can connect with God like Simeon by adopting the characteristics he possessed. Introduction: When I was in college Wayne Goldsmith came to become the pastor of the Hillsdale United Brethren Church. He is an unassuming man. He actually is a little funny looking.…