Why are we here? It's a rather cold Sunday morning - it would have been easy to simply stay in our warm beds - but we're here. We're here because it's important. We're here, because as followers of Jesus, we have a mission. And that mission has remained the same for over 2,000 years. We've been called to something ...

With what shall I come before the LORD and bow down before the exalted God? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? (7) Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin...

In society today, it's frowned upon to make judgments of right and wrong, but I'm going to live on the edge today and suggest that there is actually a right way and a wrong way to celebrate Christmas. We're going to start by looking at a familiar passage we just read just last week from Luke 2:4-7 (NIV)...

So now we're almost halfway through December and quickly rushing toward Christmas. I wanted to jump right in this morning with a familiar passage about the birth of Jesus from Luke 2:1-7 (NIV)...