by Justin Marple | Dec 25, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Advent & Christmas, SERMONS
John 1:1-18 shows us the problem with the question, “What if Christ had never been born?” It would require a hypothetical world that does not exist but God created His Story (history) the way that He did. Everything has either been directly or indirectly...
by Justin Marple | Dec 24, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Advent & Christmas, SERMONS
Numbers 24:17 and 1 John 3:4-10 are passages about the original star wars. Scripture often uses the visible heavens to describe what is happening in the invisible heavens. Thus it should be little surprise that the original star wars consists of the battles between...
by Justin Marple | Dec 18, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Advent & Christmas, SERMONS
Matthew 25:31-46 shows us the living nativity will resume when Christ returns. This time we will be separated like sheep from goats and the sheep will sit on the right hand (the place of honor) and the goats on the left. Sheep and goats in Palestine can sometimes...
by Justin Marple | Dec 11, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Advent & Christmas, SERMONS
Matt 25:14-30 says some important things for us to consider as we think about our birthday presents for Jesus or our Christmas gifts for God. Here is the yearly update on the Christmas Price Index, the cost of the 12 days of Christmas, and some reflections on the...
by Justin Marple | Dec 4, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Advent & Christmas, SERMONS
Matthew 25:1-13 teaches that “be prepared,” the motto of the Boy Scouts, should be the motto of Christians too. Parables have only one point, and that is the point of this one. To understand this parable it is helpful to know that the Jewish custom was...
by Justin Marple | Nov 27, 2011 | 2011 Sermons, Advent & Christmas, SERMONS
Matthew 24:36-51 is a very appropriate passage for Advent. The idea of Advent is that we are preparing for Christ to come again as we prepare to celebrate His first coming. And this passage shows people going about their daily lives and then Jesus will come on a day...
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