Tag: Christmas

Who is this babe born in a manger

Untitled and Unattributed Nativity

There hasn’t been, and won’t be, a word heard tonight, in song or text or sermon, that these walls haven’t heard hundreds of times before. No matter how old we are, most of us have sat here or someplace quite like this, on Christmas Eve, and heard these words, these songs, these texts before. …For more, click on the title above.

Christmas 2_2025

Flight to Egypt by Henry Ossawa Tanner

Christmas 2

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The house of God

Simeon in the Temple by Rembrandt
Sermon for the First Sunday after Christmas

In our Old Testament lesson we hear about the great King David. He has accomplished much in his 30 some years as the King, first of Judah and then all of Israel. Led by God, David had defeated the Philistines and the Ammonites and was now settled in a palace within the walls of Jerusalem, or, as it was then called, the City of David.
Some might be satisfied with their accomplishments and be willing to sit back and bask in the luxury and glory of their palace. But David knew that all of what he had was accomplished through the Lord and he was compelled to give honor to God. The way he decided to do this was by building a house for the Lord….For more, click on the title above.

Christmas 1_2024

Simeon in the Temple by Rembrandt

Christmas 1

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