The Christmas story is filled with a colorful cast of characters that is essential for any good story.  First we hear of a young Jewish woman named Mary, and her fiancé, Joseph.  We hear of angelic messengers and shepherds in a field. We hear of foreign dignitaries who are ancient astronomers being led by...
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Amos 6:1,4-7; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31 The prophet Amos spoke to the people of Israel at a time when they had become financially prosperous.  Comfortable in their homes and their way of life their days were filled with eating, drinking, and being merry.  At the very same time their society around them was...
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Acts 10:3-4,37-42; 1 Corinthians 5:6-8; Luke 24:1-12 Alleluia!  He is Risen! He is risen, indeed!  Alleluia! This ancient greeting that Christians offered to one another on this day points to the importance of this great feast.  The resurrection of Jesus was so significant that it became a pivotal point of human history.  Historians began...
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Micah 5:1-4;  Hebrews 10:5-10;  Luke 1:39-45 Today we have before us the story of the pivotal moment in human history when God reached down into the world to officially begin His plan of salvation.  At this moment in human history God, in all of his glory and majesty, became one of us, conceived in...
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