Our Advent worship and sermon series, “Searching for the Savior: The Christmas Clues,” has begun, exploring the clues by which the OT prophets pointed to the coming of Jesus. Our schedule is as follows: November 28 – A VOICE – the Announcement of Salvation” (Isaiah 40) December 5 – A VIRGIN – the Sign of…
Posts by Joshua Jarvis
The familiarity of the Christmas story can sometimes be a hindrance to our hearing it with all the freshness and power with which it has been given to us. Because we assume we already know the story, we may not listen as carefully and thus not benefit once again from the good news of Christmas.…
One of the great delights of the Christmas season is the music, especially the old hymns and carols which tell the story of the coming of the Savior-King. The songs of Christmas for the most part have escaped the struggles of the so-called “worship wars”, which frequently set contemporary choruses against the old hymns. Perhaps…
This Christmas season our Advent sermon series is entitled THE GOOD NEWS IN JESUS’ GENEALOGY: What the Women Teach Us About the Gospel, from Matthew 1:1-17. Matthew’s genealogy differs from that given by Luke, and in exploring the reason why, we will highlight his carefully constructed genealogy and in particular his inclusion of five women…