LUKE 2:11-14 INTRODUCTION The Christmas story is majestic and glorious. No other story in the Bible speaks with such clarity about the power and the purpose of God like the birth of Jesus Christ. The fact that God stepped out of eternity into time (Human History) is mind breaking to me. Friends, I read of …
Month: December 2019
THE INCARNATION OF CHRIST
TEXT: GALATIANS 4:4-7 This passage deals with an event that is central in Christian doctrine. It talks about the coming of Jesus Christ into this world. It deals with the incarnation of Jesus Christ. Incarnation means “in flesh”. God took upon himself a human body. The incarnation is the event in which God came from …
ONE NIGHT, THREE MESSAGES, THREE PREACHERS
LUKE 2:1-20 INTRODUCTION Christmas holiday is one of the most depressing times of the year. In fact, the suicide rate is higher during Christmas and the New Year celebrations than any other time during the year. Christmas is not about gifts, the trees and decorations, it is not families, parties and fun. Christmas is about …
WHEN YOUR DREAM BECOMES A NIGHTMARE
MATHEW 1:18-25 INTRODUCTION Joseph the foster-father of our Lord Jesus Christ must have asked the question WHY ME? When he heard Mary was pregnant and he was not the father of the child. What Joseph did when his plan became a nightmare is a lesson to us all this morning. When your plans and dreams …
ANA – NABII MKE
LUKA 2:36-38 Ana ni moja wao aliyechangia pakubwa kuzaliwa kwa Yesu Kristo. Leo tutazame maisha ya Nabii Ana. Ana kwa siku moja aliyatimiza mapenzi ya Mungu pamoja na kutimiza hatima ya maisha yake. Ana alipata mikosi katika maisha Yake, lakini kwa Imani Ana aliyashinda yote. Ana ni kielelezo chema cha jinsi ya kuishi kwa Imani. …
CELEBRATE THE LORD
LUKE 1:46-55 INTRODUCTION The time between the announcement of Christ’s birth and the actual moment of His arrival were months of hard decisions and anxious waiting on the past of Mary and Joseph. Despite the difficulty of waiting, Mary conducted herself with faith in God. She made a journey to visit her cousin Elizabeth who …
THE NAME ABOVE EVERY NAME
MATTHEW 1:18-25 INTRODUCTION Names in our day do not mean much. Parents pick out names for their children for many reasons. Some names are chosen to honor someone they think of as their hero or the name chosen after a family member, but most of the time, there is no special significance behind the choice …
SIMEONI– ALITARAJIA FARAJA YA MUNGU
LUKA 2:25-35 UTANGILIZI Simeoni alikuwa moja ya wale Mungu aliwaficha, wakati wa giza kuu ulimwenguni. Miaka 400 ya kimya cha Mungu. Mbingu ilifungwa kutoka Malaki mpaka mathayo. Lakini katika hayo yote Simeoni alitembea na Bwana katika nguvu za roho mtakatifu. Lakini sasa Mungu amemleta Simeoni katika nuru, Simeoni aliomba kwa siri, lakini sasa Mungu amemzawadi …
FEAR NOT
LUKE 1:26-38 Fear has been a part of human existence since the fall of man into sin in (Gen 3:8-10). Everyone regardless of how brave we are, we are afraid of something. Some fear snakes, spiders, disease, pain, financial setback, old age, grey hair, rejection, disappointment, exposure, loneliness, failure, success, death, darkness etc. Even in …
FIVE WOMEN ON THE LORD’S FAMILY TREE
MATTHEW 1:1-17 Every family has its own uniqueness. Dolly Parton the great gospel singer has helped us to appreciate our families despite the fact that there is no perfect family because there are no perfect people except our Lord Jesus Christ. All families need the grace of God. The genealogy in the book of Matthew …