We come to the time of the Nativity, in the town of Bethlehem, the city of David where David had a HEART for God, a HEIGHT of power, and a HOLD of the people. Let’s check his resume – from 1 Samuel 16: 18. Name is from “dod”, or beloved. David is the son of […]
Teaching Topic: Christmas
Three-fold Gift to Jesus
I was reading about some of the more odd Christmas presents ever given: One was a relative who gave a 12 year old boy an empty shot glass. My question- Was he going to fill it each subsequent year? There was a father giving a son a flashlight and tire gauge; one was a relative […]
The Manger – Chew On This
Think of Misty and Jeremy’s new baby. Just because his name is Noah, doesn’t mean Noah would float, if they would have laid him in a fish tank. Would you take your precious newborn baby and put him/her to rest in a cat dish or dog dish? No, not unless you had absolutely no other […]
Joseph, The Carpenter
A quiet, unassuming part of the Nativity scene is foundational to the framing of this picture. Without this individual, there would be no family inside the frame. I’m referring to Joseph, the carpenter. Matthew is the gospel narrative that deals with the Messianic position of Christ, hence the physical chronology would be imperative. It is […]
The Real Treasure
When we think of the treasures brought to the manger scene: the gold, which spoke of Jesus’ deity at birth; the frankincense, which reflected the perfect life of Jesus; and the myrrh, which would proclaim the Savior’s sacrificial death, these were great treasures, to be sure. There was another treasure, which wasn’t kept in a […]
God’s Invitation to Humanity
Definition of invitation: Act of inviting A spoken or written request for someone’s presence or participation To attract to another. It comes from the Latin “invitationem”, meaning to invite, treat, entertain, be pleasant toward. It is a social event for a personal reason: dinner, wedding, party, celebration, graduation. Any invitation has a meaning behind it. […]