Sermon Video Introduction: On a number of different occasions, we have considered the importance of having our times and seasons defined in relation to Jesus Christ. The only alternative to this ...
The Zeal of the Lord
Immanuel
Introduction: We are now in Advent, and so we naturally look forward to celebrating the birth of the Messiah. But we must do so as biblically based Christians—always building on the bedrock of the ...
Thanksgiving, the Living God, and the Gravy of Gratitude
Although we are in the backstretch of No Quarter November, it is in no way inappropriate to embrace this designated day as a brief hiatus and respite. So we take this opportunity to wish you and yours ...
Not Incredible at All/Easter 2025
Introduction: Sermon Video The philosopher Leibniz put the problem into a nutshell when he asked “why is there something rather than nothing at all?” That is one of the fundamental questions, ...
A Crown by Faith
Introduction Sermon Video In the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem, we see that the cross is very much in view. At the same time, it is still appropriate to call it a triumphal entry ...
A Chalcedon Christmas
We begin our celebration of Christmas where we ought to begin it, and that is with a child in a manger, visiting angels, followed by the visiting shepherds, and all the other features of the story that we know so well. We begin with the basic facts of the story. But the facts of the …
The Wise Men and the Nations
Sermon Video Introduction: This part of the Christmas story is not a stand-alone story. In the narrative, we find a type of how all the rulers of this world will eventually come to kiss the Son. ...
A Star Out of Jacob
Sermon Video Introduction: One of the most familiar elements of the Christmas story is the star of Bethlehem. But at the same time, it remains one of the most unknown features of the story—because ...
Born to Die
Sermon Video Introduction: As we continue meditating on the meaning of Advent, we are not really resisting attempts to make Christmas meaningless so much as we are fighting with alternative meanings. ...
A Christmas Sunrise
Sermon Video Introduction: And the evening and the morning were the eighth day. We should not be surprised at the pattern of darkness and then light, a pattern which we see not only in the creation ...