Author: Pastor Lockman

       The First Sunday after Christmas December 29, 2019 Galatians 4:4-7 God’s Perfect Plan!   But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of woman, born under law, to redeem those under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons.  Because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into […]

       The Fourth Sunday in Advent December 22, 2019 Isaiah 7:10-14 Isaiah’s Advent Gift of— A Sign!   Again the LORD spoke to Ahaz, “Ask the LORD your God for a sign, whether in the deepest depths or in the highest heights.”  But Ahaz said, “I will not ask; I will not put the LORD to the test.”  […]

       The Third Sunday in Advent December 15, 2019 Isaiah 35:1-10 Isaiah’s Advent Gift of— Joy!   The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.  Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.  The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the […]

       The Second Sunday in Advent December 8, 2019 Isaiah 11:1-10 Isaiah’s Advent Gift of— Hope!   A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.  The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the […]

       The First Sunday in Advent December 1, 2019 Isaiah 2:1-5 Isaiah’s Advent Gift of— Peace!   This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:  In the last days the mountain of the LORD‘s temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will […]