Glory to God in the Highest! Scripture Passage: Galatians 4:4-5
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Sermons on Christmas
Jesus was God’s gift to the world that we all needed but not everyone wanted. Groups such as the Romans and King Herod, the Pharisees, and even Mary and Joseph didn’t want Jesus. Jesus wasn’t what they really wanted, but he was still what they needed. You might be wondering, does anyone want Jesus? This…
This wasn’t the future either of them had in mind. Mary was pregnant with a baby she didn’t necessarily want, and Joseph was left wondering whether his wife was involved in an affair. But it took a radical degree of courage and trust from this young couple to move ahead with God’s plan for their…
The Pharisees believed that to belong to a perfect God you had to behave perfectly according to God’s Law. Jesus threw them into a tizzy when he spent time with sinners! The Pharisee in us wants to put additional requirements on what it means to be a child of God, but in reality it’s very…
The Reverend Vern Hettinga uses the movie, “A Christmas Story” as a backdrop to lead us in the first of four sermons in Advent.