Archives for December 2008

Responding to God’s Good Gift

(A sermon series in 3 parts on the importance of stewardship as a grateful response; series was preached from Dec. 28th, 2008-Jan. 11th, 2009) The Christian life is not one of burden, but one of privileged blessing.  So often this is seemingly forgotten and the privileges are treated as burdens!  This is clearly the case […]

The Gifts of the Magi

(An advent sermon series in 4 parts covering Matthew 2:1-12; series was preached from Dec. 7th-Dec. 24th, 2008) The great American short story writer O. Henry is best known for his story The Gift of the Magi. It is the ironic tale of two lovers sacrificing their most beloved possessions in order to provide a […]