This sermon takes a look at Colossians 2:16-17 and addresses the pressure of religious performance, the problem with shadows, Jesus as being the reality, the danger of legalism, and living in the freedom of Christ.
Why was Joseph God's choice? Joseph was a righteous man, he was faithful, he was gentle and compassionate; Joseph's choices came with a cost; Joseph loved and cared for the body of Christ....
Broken silence; the significance of Bethlehem; unlikely messengers; the Heavenly proclamation; joy amidst the ordinary; the application of great joy....
Mary was familiar with God's voice. Lk 1;28, 19:26; Mat 5:6,8; Mk 4:24-25. Mary had an attitude of expectancy. Lk 1:37. Mary was willing to be interrupted. Lk 1:38, 46-54, 2:35; Duet 22:22....
Will you give Jesus your hopeless list today? Hope is expectation and it is action. The object and basis of hope determine the strength and certainty of the act of hoping. The biblical reality of ho...