Advent Midweek
Luke 1:26-38
December 20, 2017
“Miracles: The Virgin Birth”
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Finally, we come tonight to our last miracle, the Virgin Birth. Parthenogenesis. That’s if you want a big, fancy word to throw around and sound smart. Parthenogenesis. That’s the Greek words for virgin and birth smashed together. …
Advent Midweek 2 – Miracles
John 9:1-41
December 13, 2017
“Miracles: On Skeptics and Faith”
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The text for the sermon tonight is John 9 that was just read. But also I’ll be talking much about Jesus’ resurrection and all those narratives about what happens after He rises. But that was way too much to read all of it. So I stuck with the whole story of John 9.
We’re dealing tonight with skeptics and with faith. Miracles will always produce skeptics. Folks who don’t believe it. And I think all of you, if you’re honest, have been skeptical at times of some of the miracles in the Bible. The one we did last week—maybe you’re skeptical that God talked through Balaam’s donkey. Maybe you’re skeptical that Jonah lived in a fish. Maybe you’ve been skeptical that Mary really had Jesus without an earthly father. Well, that’s okay. Because the wonderful thing about the miracles in the Bible is that they very often had skeptics. And the miracles stand up to scrutiny. …
Advent Midweek
Numbers 22:21-35
December 6, 2017
“Miracles: What They Are & Why to Believe in Them”
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Balaam’s donkey talks to him. God was thousands of years ahead of Disney on this one. Do you know how many books, TV shows, and movies we have now seen with talking animals? There’s been a few times with my kids that I’ve wondered if we have any books where the animals don’t talk. What’s your favorite talking animal? For a while my brother-in-law had us watching the talking horse, Mr. Ed. You’ve got Bambi, Mickey Mouse, Babe. Then the books. Aesop’s Fables, Winnie the Pooh. Now it’s Piggie and Elephant. …