Contemporary Christmas Eve Service 2021
Contemporary Christmas Eve service with Praise Band. Click PDF document icon to download bulletin.
Sermons by Chris Matthis
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Interview with the Virgin Mary
Christmas Eve chancel drama by Pastor Chris Matthis
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Today’s Old Testament lesson is from Micah, chapter 5. I have been teaching on the Book of Micah for the past two months in adult Bible class, so I’m glad for the opportunity to preach on this splendid, […]
The Voice in Prison
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. On November 21, 1943, Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote to a friend from Tegel prison in Berlin: “Life in a prison cell may well be compared to Advent; one waits, hopes, and does this, that, or the other—things that are […]
Who Was John the Baptist
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. John the Baptist is one of the most important people who ever lived. Revered by numerous religious traditions, including Christianity, Islam, and Bahai, he is also one of the most instantly recognizable characters from the stories of Scripture. John is […]
Mini Apocalypse (Part 2)
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and Our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. The words of Jesus: “But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be on guard, keep awake. For you do not know when the […]
Mini Apocalypse (Part 1)
Introduction – Mark 13 is hard to understand (and hard to preach!) Interpretive key – prophetic “telescope” (proleptic fulfillment) Near future events are seen together (“combined”) with far future events. Near future events become a foreshadowing/paradigm for far future events. Purpose Warnings (Mark 13:5, 9, 23, 33-36) Encouragement (Mark 13:13b, 20, 26, 31) Reliability […]
All Saints
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb…. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb” (Rev. 7:10, 14, ESV). Last Monday, November 1st, was All […]
Is the Reformation Still Relevant?
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. “For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law” (Rom. 3:28, ESV). On October 31st, 1517, a German monk named Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the […]
A Beggar’s Faith
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Do you ever wonder what happened to the people Jesus healed during his earthly ministry? The Gospels tell us how he healed the deaf and lame, cleansed the lepers, drove out demons, gave sight to the blind, […]