Tag: christmas

April 22, 2019

Christmas vs Easter

Which holiday is more important, Christmas or Easter?

Categories 1 Corinthians/Matthew Moldstad

December 24, 2018

God’s Gift to YOU

Have YOU opened presents yet? As YOU gather around the tree this year don’t forget God’s present to YOU. He put YOUR NAME on it. Rejoice!

Categories Isaiah/Timothy Hartwig

January 5, 2018

Wise Men in Jerusalem

Matthew 2:6, Micah 5:2 There must have been quite a stir that day in Jerusalem. Scholarly men from the East had traveled hundreds of miles following a miracle star that they said was telling them where the king of the Jews was to be born. That star led them to Jerusalem. Many people must have been impressed, God performed this...

Categories Matthew/Matthew Moldstad/Micah

January 4, 2018

What’s up with the Wise Men?

Isaiah 49:6 What’s up with the wise men? Around this time of year we see a lot of nativity scenes and of course there’s Mary and Joseph, and the baby, also some shepherds and some sheep, and some cattle thrown in for good measure. But also many nativity sets includes the wise men. What’s up with the wise men? Most...

Categories Isaiah/Matthew Moldstad

December 28, 2017

Born Holy

Every time I’ve held one of my newborn babies in my arms for the first time I’ve just been filled with awe. You look down at those cute eyes and you see those little fingers and it’s just amazing what God has done. How do you think Joseph and Mary felt the first time they held the baby Jesus in...

Categories Timothy Hartwig

December 27, 2017

How far would you go?

Luke 2:11 How far would you be willing to go to show someone that you love them? In 1972 Charlie Duke was driving the lunar rover when he stopped, jumped out, and placed a picture of his family on the surface of the Moon. Then with his foot next to the picture he snapped another picture. When he got back...

Categories Luke/Timothy Hartwig

December 26, 2017

A Message for You

Luke 2:8-12 We were lying on our backs staring up at the night sky. My dad had cleared some land and pushed the brush up into a huge pile and we were burning it. In the glow of the fire we were lying on the ground on our backs staring up at the night sky. Suddenly a huge meteor streaked...

Categories Luke/Timothy Hartwig

December 25, 2017

Free Gift

Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. -Romans 6:23 Imagine it’s Christmas morning, everyone’s gathered around the tree to open presents. Somebody hands you a beautiful gift. You open it up to see the perfect present. Just what you wanted, but then you notice on...

Categories Brad Kerkow/Romans

December 22, 2017

You Don’t Have to Wait

Galatians 4:4-5 But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. Galatians 4:4-5 Do you have a hard time waiting to open your presents? I know sometimes I do. See them sitting under the tree in the...

Categories Galatians/Timothy Hartwig

November 1, 2017

Christmas Joy

Galatians 4:4-5 Christmas feels good. The sights and sounds, the tastes and smells. My wife loves Christmas and the Christmas season. It seems that every year she’s setting up the tree, listening to her Christmas carols, earlier and earlier. Last year it was mid-November. Who knows what it’ll be this year. Certainly there are many things that make us feel...

Categories Galatians/Matthew Moldstad