Sunday, December 9, 2012

Advent: Joseph's Journey



Joseph, man of God, was chosen to be Jesus' human father.  He didn't believe at first that Mary could be pregnant by God's design.  He had to divorce her but planned to do it in a way that would make him the jerk in the story and spare Mary's life.  Mary would be stoned to death if it were known that she cheated on Joseph.  But if Joseph got her pregnant and then left her, he becomes the villain and Mary the victim. Here we see a glimpse of God's live through Joseph's action.  In the pain of betrayal, he thinks not of himself but of his beloved, Mary.

The end of the story: an angel appeared to Joseph in a dream, confirming the information Mary had given him  and they stay together as the birth of Jesus unfolds.

Children's Sermon: Second Week of Advent 2012

SECOND WEEK OF ADVENT 2012

Jesus Loves Me
The Dissinger Family:  Diego, Alba, Fred, Bella, Erica















Sunday, December 2, 2012

Advent: The Beginning of Something New

Our sermon series is called "The Journey." The first sermon in this Advent series focused on Mary.

Mary was called the most favored among women. This favored status brought her shame, fear, pain and the brutal death of her first born child.

And yet Mary trusted God and lived by her answer to the Angel Gabriel, "Here am I, the servant of the Lord. Let it be to me according to your word." Luke 1:37

Ask God to do something new in your life. And leave a message sharing the extraordinary things God is doing through you.