by Justin Marple | Jan 19, 2014 | 2014 Sermons, More About the Life of Jesus, SERMONS
We live in a day and age of instant gratification. We are being trained to want what we want now rather than later. We are not taught to look beyond our present circumstances. And whatever it is that we want, we often can get it quickly. We are always searching...
by Justin Marple | Jan 12, 2014 | 2014 Sermons, More About the Life of Jesus, SERMONS
Mark 1:1-13 is Mark’s introduction to Jesus and His ministry. These are the last stages of His preparation for ministry and they declare His identity — answering the question: Who is this Jesus? We know that Jesus had about 30 years of preparation for...
by Justin Marple | Jan 5, 2014 | 2014 Sermons, More About the Life of Jesus, SERMONS
Luke 2:41-52 is about the incident when Mary and Joseph could not find the twelve-year-old Jesus. Every parent can empathize with how they felt when they realized that they did not know where their son was. But they will find that He was exactly where He was...
by Justin Marple | Dec 29, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, SERMONS, Wisdom of Christmas
The birth of Jesus was good news for Israel and thus good news of great joy for all nations. This is a brief message to tie together the readings for today’s service of readings and carols. Those readings are Genesis 3:8-15, Genesis 22:15-18, Isaiah 9:2, 6-7,...
by Justin Marple | Dec 22, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, SERMONS, Wisdom of Christmas
Despite the words of the famous carol Away in a Manger, the newborn Jesus may not have been all that far “away” from the family that gave them shelter. But there are many ways that people try to keep Jesus far away in a manger today. Most obvious are...
by Justin Marple | Dec 22, 2013 | 2013 Sermons, SERMONS, Wisdom of Christmas
We know that your true love deserves the best Christmas present. Unfortunately, the gifts in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas are more expensive this year than last year (again). The average increase since 1984 has been the same as inflation — but this...
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