What did Mary do when an angel appeared to her? What can we learn from her lifestyle to apply to our’s today? Pastor Kevin answers these questions in a message on the life of a certain well-known virgin.
Pastor Kevin looks at the big Christmas story found in Philippians, as well as the reason for Christmas. Note: The video mentioned at 1:00 min. can be found at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dokzE2lg0Q8. The video mentioned at 10:42 min. can be found at the following link: http://www.sermonspice.com/product/30815/christmas-epic.
In this final message in the “What Child is This?” series, Pastor Derek discusses Jesus as the prince of peace: (1) in the kingdom of God, (2) only on his terms, (3) between God and man, (4) in human relationships, & (5) in times of fear & doubt.
“The world will never know peace until it finds it in the cross of Jesus Christ. You will never know the peace with God, peace of conscience, peace of mind, and peace of soul until you stand at the foot of the cross and identify yourself with Christ by faith. There is the secret of peace. This is peace with God.”
–Billy Graham
Peace with God (1953)
Of all of the names prophesied about in Isaiah 9:6, “everlasting father” may be the most difficult to understand when applied to Jesus. We can quickly see him as the wonderful counselor, the mighty God, and the prince of peace. But in what way is Jesus an everlasting father? In this message, Pastor Derek explains how Jesus is the everlasting father of the new humanity by example and substitute.
The mystery of Christmas is the mystery of the incarnation that in the person of Jesus, mighty God became a finite human being. The maker of earth was made on the earth. Jesus was not a god or a man who grew into godhood. The Jesus we worship at Christmas is the mighty God. He is not the self-help Jesus, or the good moral teacher Jesus, or the “help me when I am in trouble” Jesus. He is not the prosperity Jesus, the soft weak effeminate Jesus, or the “God just wants me happy” Jesus. He is the mighty God Jesus.
This first part in a four-part series entitled, “What Child is This?” explores the wonders of Jesus as the wonderful counselor.
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