Christmas At Luke's
A Sovereign, for You
December 12, 2021 • Dr. Randall T. Hahn
The headlines for weeks in the Roman Times, Jerusalem Today, and every other paper would have been, Augustus Mandates Census. And that caused a great amount of time, money, and headache. We have been studying the Christmas story for 4 weeks, and now today we come to the heart of the story. Look with me at Luke 2:1-20.
What Happened to the Awe?
December 5, 2021 • Dr. Randall T. Hahn
What gives you a sense of awe? You might be thinking, the mountains and the moon sure, but the castles and the football game. Yep, God did that. Look with me today at Luke 1:57-80. This is the fourth of our six Christmas messages from the Gospel of Luke. I have learned so much, been challenged so much in this, and I pray the same had been true for you.
Leave the Enemies to the Blood
November 28, 2021 • Dr. Randall T. Hahn
Thinking about the Thanksgiving table, and then coming today to the Lord’s Table, reminded me of how much of life is lived around a table and a meal. There are all kinds of traditions and ways from one family to another, one culture to another, but in a birthday, an anniversary, a Thanksgiving, a Christmas, a wedding, and even a funeral, it always involves a table and a meal and the people gathered around it. Our Lord, the great I am, the First and the Last, the One for whom all things were created by and for and through, Jesus; also lives life around a table, with a meal, and those He loves.
Mary, an Example to Follow
November 21, 2021 • Dr. Randall T. Hahn
Today is our third of six messages in the Christmas series and it brings us to Mary, a truly incredible woman of God. Let’s remember that Luke is writing to encourage the faith of believers who are being persecuted. This isn’t about Christmas stories and religious traditions. This is about the certainty of why I am following Christ, no matter the cost. Today we are covering an incredible and important passage of the Bible, Mary’s meeting with Gabriel and her response of praise referred to as The Magnificat.
Christmas is All About “I Believe”
November 7, 2021 • Dr. Randall T. Hahn
Christmas is all about believing. In the weeks in front of us, we will see Christmas movies, commercials, and cards that call us to just believe. Believe in Santa. Believe in humanity. Believe in the Christmas spirit. And belief is just a warm feeling that doesn’t need things like truth and reality. Now that belief, that warm feeling doesn’t actually accomplish anything, help us solve real problems, but you will feel good, for a moment, at Christmas, I think. I am not sure where this idea of believing came from, but it did not come from the Bible or Christianity. And we see that so clearly in the opening lines of the Christmas story in Luke.