Luke 1 & 2 The word “astonishment” has its roots in old French and Latin in the word “thunder”. So to be astonished is to be thunderstruck. It is something good that is completely unexpected. If someone living in your home country, a family member or friend, without telling you they were coming, walked in…
Luke 2:8-20 When I was a young pastor, Annie and I took one of the best vacations we have ever had. My parents had invited us to come with them to the British Virgin Islands. We left Newark, New Jersey in a snow storm, handed our winter coats to my sister who had driven us…
Oasis Conference Philippians 3:7-14 When Clement spoke on Sunday night he gave a summary of what would be talked about in the teaching sessions of the Oasis Conference. As he worked his way through Philippians 3:7-14 he talked about Paul’s desire to know Jesus. There was nothing more important to Paul than knowing Jesus. For…
Matthew 5:10-12 If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many words is a video? In this last of our series of sermons on the beatitudes in Matthew 5, we come to: Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. When I was a new follower…
various Why is it that revivals do not seem to last very long? The Great Awakening in 1740 swept through the American colonies bringing enthusiasm for Christian faith and transforming society. But this enthusiasm did not last. The children of those who came to faith in the Great Awakening were less enthusiastic and by the…