We all love receiving a gift, and when it is an unexpected surprise we are blown away. This may be the toy that everyone thought was sold out. This may be the surprise visit from a deployed warrior who unexpectedly walks in the door or the diamond ring that is given on one knee. No […]
Luke 2:8-17: Emmanuel Week 4
December 26, 2021Pastor Ricky Smith Sermon Notes I. God Takes Joy in Using the Rejected Luke 2:8And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 2 Corinthians 12:9But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in […]
Isaiah 11:1-5 – Emmanuel Week 3
December 19, 2021Pastor Frank Bowden Sermon Notes Isaiah prophesied that Jesus would be… the only person, Isaiah 11:1There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. with sufficient power, Isaiah 11:2And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom […]
I Couldn’t Help Myself!
Don’t look at the bottom of the page…Don’t do it! It’s hard to not look. When I was a child there were things that I had no interest in, places I had no interest in going. And then my mom would say, “Don’t look in the closet!” Or “Don’t go past the stop sign!” Or […]
Romans 8 – Emmanuel Week 2
December 12, 2021Pastor Alan Smith Sermon Notes I. The Law of Sin Romans 7:7-12What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law […]
Anticipation of Christmas
I remember as a child the anticipation of Christmas morning. My parents were early shoppers. So there would be present under the tree for three weeks before we were able to open them. My brothers and I would spend hours around the tree looking, holding, and guessing what might be inside. On one or more […]
Matthew 1:23 – Emmanuel – Week 1
December 5, 2021Pastor Philip Harike Sermon Notes Matthew 1:18-25Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put […]
Born in a manger… Really God?!?
Have you ever thought about how unusual, even crazy the birth of Jesus was? If you take a step back and look at it from a distance, the conditions of this birth doesn’t make sense. After all, this is the Son of God. You’d think God would roll out the red carpet for this birth. […]
Emmanuel: God With Us – A New Year Resolution
Sermon Notes I hope you had a great year in 2014 as it is about over and 2015 is about to begin. Our text is going to be from Romans Chapter 12. Before we get to it I have a game I would like us to play. The University in Scranton published a study in […]
Emmanuel – God With Us: The Christmas Gift
Sermon Notes This is going to be a fun week! There is a lot of excitement building up to Christmas. It seems our pace of life picks up during this season. I was talking with my wife about all we had to do and was reminded that we need to pause in our quest to […]