by Steven | Oct 24, 2021 | christmas, small group
Opening How does God reveal Himself to people? Context Angels show up throughout the Bible in a number of ways. From mighty warriors to ministering spirits, we see angels doing the work of God in both the Old and New Testaments. At the birth of Jesus an angel brings...
by Steven | Oct 24, 2021 | christmas, devotional
Reflection Read the accounts of the angels concerning the Messiah: Luke 1:8-25 Matthew 1:18-25 Luke 1:26-38 Luke 2:8-15 Discussion As you ponder these accounts of angels around the birth of Jesus, notice that the same angel appears with the same message, but in a...
by Steven | Oct 24, 2021 | christmas, sunday
What are angels? Angels are __________ beings created by God To do God’s will, To worship God, To serve __________ creation Even the __________, Lucifer, was an __________ created by God before he rebelled Isaiah 14:12-17, Revelation 12:4 Where do they come from?...
by Steven | Oct 20, 2021 | christmas, small group
Opening What is the best story from your family history? Context The Bible gives us a number of lineages: lists of family lines. Two of those happen in the early chapters of Luke and Matthew to give both sides of Jesus’ family tree Luke = Mary’s line Matthew =...
by Steven | Oct 20, 2021 | christmas, devotional
Reflection Read again Luke chapter 3 and Matthew chapter 1. Discussion Jesus has a very human set of ancestors with lots of stories to tell. It is more in our nature to tell of the good parts and more or less skip over the bad parts, right. Consider the main content...
by Steven | Oct 20, 2021 | christmas, sunday
Sunday Notes: The Ancestors Two genealogies One is of Mary, the biological mother – Luke 3 The other of Joseph – the legal father – Matthew 1 (Luk 3:23 ESV) ___________, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was...
