Gifts From A Child – Part 1

Luke 1:5-38

Main point – Two gifts that kids give us are priorities and purpose.
(Overhead 1) Art Linkletter and Bill Cosby are right, “Kids do say the darnest things.” We never know what they are going to say and sometimes they say the most insightful, amazing, and even somewhat shocking things, especially this time of [...]

Gifts From a Child – Part 2

Luke 2:29-32

Main point – In addition to priorities and purpose, children, and especially the Christ child, gives us passion and perspective.

Last week we started this two part series with the suggestion that among the gifts that our kids give us are priorities and purpose. And we looked at the opening chapter of Luke’s [...]

What Are You Full Of?

John 1:14
Main point – Just as Mary and Joseph were full of grace, so must we be.
When Jonathon and Daniel were younger, I used to say to them, “You’re full of blarney!” To which they would respond, “BJ!” as they thought I said that they were “full of Barney the dinosaur” because BJ is Barney’s [...]

The Reality of Christmas

Matthew 1:21
Matthew 2:13-18
Description – 2005 Advent Sermon
I begin this morning with two views of Christmas. View number one:
My husband and I had been happily (most of the time) married for five years, but hadn’t been blessed with a baby. I decided to do some serious praying and promised God that if He would give us a [...]

God Makes A Statement

John 1:1
Description – 2005 Christmas Day Sermon
As I reflected on the theme on this morning’s bulletin cover, I decided to re-listen to the audiotapes of both Jonathon and Daniel’s births. As I did so, I heard voices of joy, of business, of pain, and of life.
Both boys happened to be born in the same birth [...]

What is Your Christmas Dream?

Scripture Passage- Matthew 1:18-25
Description – The first of Three 2006 Advent Sermons
(1)  Last year I heard an incredible song that was the background to a house whose lights were set to this song. Those of us who have e-mail probably received it at least once last season.
After I tracked down the title, I tracked down [...]

What Does Christmas Do To You?

Scripture Passage- Luke 2:8-20
Description – A sermon about our focus during this season and what the shepherds teach us.
What does Christmas do to you? (Slide 2)
A recent survey done by George Barna for the Lutheran Hour Ministries regarding the significance of Christmas revealed some very interesting responses. For example:
(Slide 3) 37% of adults in the [...]

A Look at the Manger

Scripture Passage- Luke 2:16
Description – Christmas Eve 2006 Sermon
(Slide 1) We have spent this Advent season coming alongside Joseph and the Shepherds, experiencing an unforgettable Christmas play, and the hanging of our Christmas greens. This morning though we are going to make a stop at the most important place of Advent – the manger. (Slide [...]

The Impact of A Child’s Birth

Luke 1:26-1:33

(Slide 1) Do you remember the day or days that your children were born? I remember both of those days very well. I would like to think (although I am not sure that a case could be made for it) that Jonathon and Daniel were already acting like preacher’s kids as Jonathon was born on [...]

Where Does Jesus Belong?

This morning I begin with two stories and a video clip in an effort to answer a question that I have been seriously thinking about this Christmas season, (Slide 1) ‘Where does Jesus belong to these people?’
Typical of last minute Christmas shoppers, a mother was running furiously from store to store. Suddenly she became aware [...]