The Stars of Christmas
Nov 28
The Creator’s Star - We begin Advent once again - This year think about how many billions of stars exist in the universe and how great our God must be to have created each of these stars; to have created each of us.
Job38:1-7,31-33, 42:1-3 1 Corinthians 15:40-42 Luke 21:25-28 Psalm 104:14-24
Dec 5
Abraham’s Star of Promise - Look up at the night sky. Much of what you see in the night sky is the same as it would have been when God told Abraham his descendants would be as numerous as the stars and that through Abraham in the person of Jesus, the tiny baby coming at Christmas, the whole world that exists under these stars would be blessed.
1 Corinthians 15:40-41; Luke 1:46-55; Genesis 15:1-6; Psalm 91
Dec 12
The Star of David - The star of David reminds us of the simplicity of the Christmas story. David’s life began as a humble shepherd, our saviors life began in a stable and he grew up to be known as a humble shepherd. The story is marked by simple, humble beginnings as we are called into a simple, humble relationship with God.
Numbers 24:15-19; Revelation 22:12-16; Luke 1:26-33; Psalm 86
Dec 19
The Christmas Star - How many Christmas Carols have the word “Emmanuel”? Emmanuel means ‘God with us’. That is what Christmas is all about - God has come to be with us. The Christmas star reminds us of the purpose of God coming - to bring us salvation, to share a meal with us, to suffer and die for us and to live with us forever.
Deuteronomy 10:20 - 11:1, 2 Peter 1:16-21; John 1:1-14; Psalm 136:1-16
The Days After Christmas
Dec 26
Anna and Simeon - Christmas has come and gone - but the story of the birth of the Messiah is just beginning. Much happens after this special baby comes into the world - and this morning we hear about 2 people who were very old and had waited their whole lives to meet the Messiah. Their wait is rewarded as Mary and Joseph bring the baby Jesus to the temple.
Isaiah 61:10-11, 1 Corinthians 1:23-25, Psalm 148, Luke 2:25-38