December 3, 2023 – December 31, 2023

2023

  • A single star that is part of a string of Christmas lights is illuminated on a dark snowy night. Snow has collected on the edges and some of the corners of the star, as well as the branch from which the star hangs. The background of the image is dark and out of focus, but orange balls of light are visible that seem to indicate that are lights are lit in the vicinity. Image via Pixabay. Watch Sermon

    Read the Label

    December 31, 2023

    * We were having some difficulties with our screen sharing on Sunday, so please excuse

  • Four candles of various sizes, heights, and colors are lit in a dark room. Only the two candles in the foreground are in focus. They are cream-colored taper candles. The candles in the background are wider and colored red and gold. Image via Pixabay. Watch Sermon

    Love

    December 24, 2023

    Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a

  • Four short candles sit in a horizontal row amidst a holiday tableau. Three of the four candles are lit, and they are each a different color. From left to right, the candles are white, orange, gray, and a green-brown. The candles are surrounded by sprigs of faux holly, pinecones, and shiny silver tiles/stones. The background is a deep red. Watch Sermon

    Joy For the World

    December 17, 2023

    Luke 1:46-56 And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in

  • An artistic rendering of an Advent wreath in which two red-orange taper candles are lit. Both have been drawn to show the accumulation of melted wax along their sides. The candle on the left is the taller than the one on the right. Both sit amid springs of holly, pine, wispy gold ribbon, and two deep red poinsettias. Image via Pixabay. Watch Sermon

    Comfort, O Comfort My People

    December 10, 2023

    Isaiah 40:1-11 Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God.Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry

  • A single cartoon candle is lit in the center of a sprig of holly. The candle is striped like a candy cane. A red bow is tied at the bottom of the candle and two pointy holly leaves sit on either side. Image via Pixabay. Watch Sermon

    Hope

    December 3, 2023

    Mark 13:24-27 ‘But in those days, after that suffering,the sun will be darkened, and the