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Acknowledging His Coming
- many of us at one time or another have seen the old movie “A Walton Christmas”… - I realize there are some people here who don’t even know who the Waltons are…which is a frightening commentary on this generation…but that was back when there were a few things on TV worth watching…although even then…Read More
The Biggest Bill Has Been Paid
- one of the amazing characteristics about Christmas is how frequently some particular fad catches on that ends up becoming part of the celebration of the holiday that year… - can you think of some of the amazing Christmas fads in the past?... - check out this video – and they show pictures first and…Read More
Christmas Has Always Been Crazy
- how many of you would say that the last few weeks have been crazy for you?... - there’s the challenge of trying to get everything ready for however you celebrate the holidays… - you’re probably traveling, or having guests into your home… - there’s all the stress of shopping and cooking and cleaning… -…Read More
All Bow Down - 2011 Christmas Musical
“All Bow Down” is a Christmas musical celebrating the birth of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. Combining Christmas favorites, praise and worship choruses, and songs, “All Bow Down” reminds us all to humble ourselves before a Mighty King—Jesus, who came so humbly to show us the way to our heavenly Father.Read More
Fixing Your Focus
- what a great a Christmas Hymn – reminding us of what the angels did on the first Christmas… - and what an unusual phrase with which to end the song… - glory to the newborn King… - there’s a lot of words that often come to mind when we think about newborns…but king isn’t…Read More
Too Much Sugar, Too Many Presents
It’s a privilege to be here with you this morning. For those who don’t know me, I’m Trey Garner. I’m the pastor of our Children’s Ministries here at Faith. I’ve been here for a little over twelve years now, and I spend most of my Sunday mornings ministering to 1st – 5th Graders. I’ve found…Read More
Loving Your Outlaws
Introduction: 1. We are continuing our Christmas series: That Crazy Family of Yours - Crazy has a broad definition: - Crazy could mean: wild, passionate, extreme, fanatical,, or unwise, foolish, or dumb! 2. You might be thinking, my family is crazy, but I’m not crazy - Well, let’s be honest, we’re all a little crazy…Read More
Tis the Season for OCD
- I hope you had a great thanksgiving with your family and friends on Thursday…we had a marvelous time last Sunday evening thanking the Lord and celebrating as a church family…so hopefully we’ve all been focusing on thankfulness… - but in this culture…you barely finish your last bite of pumpkin pie before the attention switches…Read More
An Encounter With Jesus Reveals Your Heart
I know you have heard of the 12 Days of Christmas but have you heard of the 12 days after Christmas? http://xmasfun.com/Lyrics.asp?ID=82 The first day after Christmas, my true love and I had a fight, And so I chopped the pear tree down, and burned it just for spite. Then with a single cartridge,…Read More
Letting the Good News Impact You
- The day after tomorrow is the 6th anniversary of one of the worst natural disasters in modern history… - On December 26th, 2004…the third largest earthquake ever to be recorded by a seismograph occurred in the Indian Ocean… - it also had the longest duration ever recorded….lasting nearly 10 minutes… - it literally…Read More
Jesus Can Make Things Right
[This brief message preceded our 2010 Christmas musical entitled God Coming Down.] - Have you ever been in a really tight spot…and had somebody come up and put their arm around you and say…It’s going to be all right?... - we probably all have…that’s a fairly common way to express to comfort to a person…Read More
The Knowledge of Our Savior’s Plan of Redemption
Introduction: This morning, we are continuing our 3rd part of our Sunday Morning series on the subject of Christmas. > we’re continuing our theme for 2010: Taking the Next Step with Joy > specifically, this morning, we want to focus on Taking the Next Step With Joy . . . In the Knowledge of…Read More
Jesus Can Remove Your Disgrace
- let me begin our time this morning with a hard question – have you ever been in a situation where you were disgraced or disappointed?... - did something wrong…or you let other people down…you failed in some way… - or you really hoped something would happen, and it never did… - and now…Read More
The Perfection of the Servant’s Salvation
Introduction: -a couple weeks ago I was taking the opportunity to head down to Indy early in the morning to visit and pray with my aunt prior to her surgery -I got about ten miles south on I-65 when traffic started slowing down to about 20 miles an hour -realize, it was…Read More
The Perfection of the Servant’s Substitutionary Work
- Have you ever had a time when you wished you had a substitute?...someone who could stand in your place and do the things you really don’t want to do?... 1. So if you knew there was going to be a difficult meeting at work – no problem – just send your substitute… 2. Or…Read More
All Bow Down Because of God’s Tender Mercy
- In his book Desiring God, John Piper poses the question, Is God like Uncle Sam?... - he’s referring to the war posters some of us saw growing up…with a picture of Uncle Sam, representing our government pointing his finger at the reader saying – I want a few good men… - in other words,…Read More
The Perfection of the Servant’s Trust
Introduction: - I’d like to begin our time this morning by challenging you to think about a time when you had to TRUST somebody in order to accomplish something else > where you had to put your trust in another person(s) to accomplish a specific goal > you had to believe them, trust them,…Read More
The Perfection of the Servant’s Mission
Isn’t it great when all the pieces come together? Christmas is upon us and I am in the stage of life where some of my children like toys that have a little saying in 2 point font on the box “Adult assembly required.” What it really should say is “You will be up all night…Read More
The People He Uses (The Shepherds)
Introduction: - In just a little over 2 weeks, it willall be over - The decorations will probably start coming down; the tree will be hauled away; and the wrapping paper and boxes will be piled up outside for the garbageman to take to the dump (or to be recycled!) - We’llstart singing different…Read More
Finding Hope Through the Eyes of the Father
Introduction: This morning, we are beginning a 3 part series of ABF lessons on the subject of Christmas. > we’re continuing our theme for 2009: Finding Hope > in this case: Finding Hope Through the God the Father’s Perspective Sometimes it’s good to STOP and look at a situation from someone else’s perspective: Q:…Read More
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