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Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now              Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Prepared in the ordinary    Scripture Reading: Luke 2:39-52  Today we continue with the Christmas story—one more Sunday reflecting on the life of Jesus as we encounter it after the Christmas celebration. The passage we heard today is the only story we have about Jesus between his infancy and the beginning of his public ministry around the age of thirty. This account of Jesus at twelve years old is the only story of his boyhood accepted by the early church as part of Holy Scripture. There are many other stories about Jesus from the first and second centuries, but when the early church fathers canonized the Scriptures, they chose to include only this account. The others contained elements that did not align with the Word of ...

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now              Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Does God Really Care?     Scripture Reading: Mark 4:35-41 (Jesus Calms the Storm) The passage we are reading today, Mark 4:35-41, is one of the most familiar stories found in all four Gospels. It’s a story of Jesus calming a storm while on a boat with His disciples. However, this moment is not just about a miraculous act over nature—it’s about faith, fear, and God's care in the midst of life’s storms. There are two instances in the Gospels where Jesus calms storms. One was when Peter wanted to walk on water, and Jesus came to them, walking on the sea. In that story, Jesus wasn’t initially in the boat with them. But the passage we’re focusing on today is different. This time, Jesus is already in the boat with the disciples. ...

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here   Do You See What I See? 2 Kings 6:15-23 Today I want to talk about another prophet I am preaching on, following last week’s message about the prophet Elijah. Today’s focus is on Elisha, who was the disciple and successor of Elijah. To understand his story, we need to explore how people of faith respond to moments of crisis, because every one of us either has faced a crisis, is facing one now, or will face one in the future. There is a lighthearted story that illustrates how easily panic can take hold. A senior citizen once called her doctor’s office and asked the nurse, “Is it true that the medication you prescribed has to be taken for the rest of my life?” The doctor replied, “Yes ma’am, I’m a...

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here   Journey after the manger Matthew 2:13-23 Many of us feel that Christmas is now behind us—and yes, in one sense, it is. The decorations are coming down, or perhaps they already have. The carols have faded, and life has settled back into its familiar rhythm. Many of us actually hope for that return to routine, especially when the rhythms of life are already well known to us. Matthew’s Gospel meets us at this moment—after the celebration of Epiphany, after the angels have departed, after the shepherds have gone home, and after the wise men have returned to their own lands. It shows us what faith looks like when life moves forward. As I mentioned earlier, the Christmas story does not end with the...