The Little People Sunday, December 23, 2018 Micah 5:2, Judges 6:14, 1 Samuel 9:21, Deuteronomy 7:7 In the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the characters of Middle Earth are small in stature, but their struggles and conflicts encompass a large scale. So too was Bethlehem, a very small village but surrounded by large conflicts. God...
A Night Time Story Luke 2:8, 16-20 The telling of night time stories is as ancient as antiquity itself, with parents today pausing to tell or read a night time story to their child. The Gospel writer Luke supplies us with the most glorious night time story of all, of how Christ came into the...
The Art of Consensus Sunday, December 2, 2018 Woodstream Church Matthew 2:1-2 The Advent Season is a time of brilliant works of artistry, decorative ornaments, nativity scenes, pageantry, poetry and singing. Like no other time of the year our sensibilities of beauty are elevated. The Magi or Wise Men were united by a shared experience...
It’s That Time Sunday, November 25, 2018 Woodstream Church Galatians 4:4, Genesis 1:14 Over the next few weeks, ministers of Christ will proclaim from the pulpit “Joy to the world, the Lord is come.” In fact, the word ‘advent’ means come or arrival, signifying the season of God’s gift of salvation to the world. A...
