The Exile of Innocence
By the order of King Herod all the male babies, two and under, where to be put to death. This is a part of the Christmas story that often gets passed ...
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The Exile of the Wise Men
This will be a Christmas like none other in your lifetime. The country and the world has shut down and families will gather in limited capacity due to...
The Exile of God
Refugees. Conquered nations. Banished criminals. That is who deserves to be in exile. Yet, John’s account of the birth of Jesus begins with something ...
The Exile of Bethlehem’s Shepherd’s
As we light the candle of Joy this weekend we hear the angels singing “Glory to God in the Highest” right above our heads. As the Shepherds were watch...
The Exile of Mary and Joseph
We will light the candle of peace this Sunday as we move to Zoom for this week’s worship gathering. We have a testimony lined up and we are excited to...
The Exile of Simeon and Anna’s Thanksgiving Sermon
We will light the candle of hope this Sunday and we can’t wait to worship with you near the River! We begin our Advent season looking at the person of...
Into the Fire of Exile and Hope
As we begin our Advent series we will begin by looking at how to be faithful in the fire of exile. We have all felt the struggle to remain faithful to...
No Matter What Happens: He is for you and with you!
Romans 8 is one of the most beautiful chapters in the middle of one of the most reconciling of letters. We have come to the end of the matter and we a...
Who Can Rescue Me From This Body of Death?
We sure could use a rescue right now! A rescue from the pandemic, from politics, from the daily grind, and from the spiritual burden we often carry in...
Raised with Him and Wholehearted Obedience
There are a lot of weapons flying around right now! Some verbal, some emotional, and many physical. What Paul wants the church at Rome to emulate is t...