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"Missed Opportunities"

Luke 2:1-2:7

“Missed Opportunities”
Text: Luke 2: 1-7




Some years ago at a Resort Area along the East Coast, a small community was having an open town meeting about some financial problems that they were facing.



Among the two dozen or so people was one man no one seemed to know who was apparently visiting in that area & had just dropped in on the meeting.




He started to make a comment once as various projects were considered, but he was interrupted; so for t… Continue

Christmas Through Mary's Eyes
Text: Luke 1:46–55
Topic: What Mary declared as the core of Christmas
Big Idea: Christian celebrations of Christmas are only set apart from the rest of the world when they focus on Jesus.
Keywords: Celebration; Christmas; Holidays; Jesus Christ


Introduction
Illustration: Different cultures have celebrated the Winter Solstice (Dec. 21st) for thousands of years, and several Christmas traditions stem from those celebrations.

Christmas as a celebration is not inheren… Continue

Acts 8:1-8:25

Counterfeit Christianity

True Or False?

Courage comes with True Faith
Insecurity comes with False Faith

Christ is the object of True Faith
Self is the object of False Faith

Joy is the result of True Faith
Bitterness is the result of False Faith

Have you ever met someone who claimed to be a Christian, but their conduct made you wonder… Continue

The Sin of Just Talking a Good Game

Matthew 23:23-23:28

The Sin of Just Talking a Good Game
(Sermon notes take from a book called Yes, Lord, I Have Sinned: But I Have Several Excellent by James W. Moore.)

Matthew 23:23-28 NLT - "How terrible it will be for you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you are careful to tithe even the tiniest part of your income, but you ignore the important things of the law-justice, mercy, and faith. You should tithe, yes, but you should… Continue

Welcome to the Tribulation
Matthew 24:9-24:14


This is the Lord’s final message on the End of the World, which is only the beginning of eternity! The ‘beginning of sorrows’ speaks of the birth pangs this world will feel both before the rapture and during the first portion of the Great Tribulation.

You won’t find the church in this passage because… Continue