Today’s sermon explores the story of some wise men from East bringing gifts to the holy child, Jesus. Imagine what their arrival and gifts must have meant to Mary and Joseph. Not only did they provide resources for the young
This week, we continue the Christmas story, but we move from the joy of celebrating Jesus’ birth to looking at the world’s reaction. Threatened by the news of a King’s birth, Herod moves to eliminate the threat by killing the
Merry Christmas! This is my first Christmas Eve at Living Hope and Christ the King. Of course, the Scripture for this sermon is the Christmas story according to Luke 2:1-21. This sermon focuses on the question mark in the song,
On this fourth Sunday of Advent in RCL Year C, we are looking at Matthew’s telling of the Christmas story. Connecting Jesus’ birth to ancient prophecies, we see Jesus as the culmination of God’s plan of salvation. Jesus is God
Last Sunday, we heard about John the Baptist boldly crying out in the wilderness. He proclaimed that “the kingdom of heaven has come near” and demanded the people repent and reorient their lives toward God. This weekend, we once again