The birth of Jesus, the King of Kings, is a disruption and a threat to the established order of King Herod and the Roman Empire.  Jesus’ family became refugees because of Herod’s plan to…

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Speaker: Pastor Stephen “Tig” Intagliata Main Bible Passage: John 1:1-14   The journey of the Magi following the light of the star to find the baby Jesus in Bethlehem is just one of many…

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Joseph is sometimes overlooked in the Christmas story.  But the way that he responded to the news of Mary’s pregnancy was admirable—he had the courage to do what the angels asked him to do,…

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Most people expected the coming Messiah to be a strongman-type leader who would set up his kingdom by force and gather powerful people around him.  Jesus turned those expectations upside-down by coming in humility…

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Advent is a season of waiting with hope for the promise of restoration that is fulfilled with the coming of Jesus into the world.  We are invited to look for signs of God’s restoration…

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In Colossians, the apostle Paul calls us to clothe ourselves with a new wardrobe, which includes: compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, patience, and love.  In order to continue to clothe ourselves with these virtues, we…

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The good news of Christmas is that God became one of us and lives in our midst as a light to a dark world. “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us”; the light…

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Like Mary, we have questions about what Jesus’ coming into the world means for us and for our world.  But we do know that God is with us and God is for us, and…

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John the Baptist’s father, Zechariah, gives a powerful prophecy of the coming of Jesus which speaks of God embracing the violence, injustice, and grief of the world with comfort, compassion and peace. In recent…

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In a world filled with pain and suffering, and a Church that often portrays God as angry and wrathful, our imagination of a good God can get stunted.  Remembering that God is compassionate (“suffers…

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