An Advent Celebration Many families mark the days of advent with a traditional advent calendar, opening a tiny door for each day leading up to Christmas. The Jesse Tree Advent tradition also marks each day from the first Sunday in Advent to Christmas. But instead of little doors, the Jesse Tree uses ornaments to highlight […]
Christmas Eve Service 2018
December 24, 2018 Pastor Jeff Struecker Sermon Notes We’re going to spend just a few moments looking at two passages of Scripture: One from the Old Testament, one from the New Testament. I was heading in a totally different direction this morning until I had a chance to see this headline on a news channel. […]
A 2018 Christmas Gift Guide
Gift giving is an art. At this point on the calendar, you’re probably up to your eyeballs in the Christmas gift giving dilemma. All of us struggle with finding the perfect gift for someone we love. You can spend a lot of time and money trying to find the perfect gift and miss the mark […]
Do we have to choose between bigger or better?
If you’re like most people, you are right now trying to find the perfect Christmas gift. It’s not Christmas giving season yet, but that season is coming soon. One of the challenges of finding the perfect Christmas gift is trying to match it with the personality of the person who’s going to receive the gift. […]
Christmas Eve 2017
December 24, 2017 Pastor Jeff Struecker Sermon Notes Much of what I’m going to talk about is kind of simple. In fact, if you were born and raised in church, you’ve probably heard this story before. If you watched Peanuts on TV, I know you’ve heard this story before. And there’s not a whole lot […]
Christmas Eve 2016
The Genesis of Christmas Genesis 1 – 3 Pastor Jeff Struecker Sermon Notes I. Let there be light! Genesis 1:1-3 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. […]
No gifts this Christmas?!?
There is a Christmas story, that’s not really a Christmas story, found in Luke 19:15-19. The back story here is Jesus has just finished a conversation with one of the wealthiest men in the town of Jericho. Zacchaeus was famously wealthy! I say wealthy because the Bible tells us he was very rich. I call […]