1. What (if anything) makes a sermon distinctive?
  2. When you see the year ending, thank the Lord, because he had led you into this cycle of years.
  3. The Jews were living the script for a Western movie when Jesus showed up. The enemies of God were running the town
  4. Yes, Christmas brings joy, but no less danger
  5. Paul has zero patience for the gospel of God to be called into question, especially when the ones questioning it are the ones who should’ve known better.
  6. What’s the big deal about Jesus’ name?
  7. I didn’t see Christmas as a gift given to me to enjoy, I saw Christmas as a long list of expectations I needed to hold up to love those around me.
  8. Can you imagine Christmas from creation’s point of view?
  9. Luke shows us that when we try to fit God into our life movie, the plot is all wrong; and not just wrong but trivial.
  10. We still think we can sort own own problems with more money, more education, more resources, more techniques, more, more, more.
  11. Show me your righteousness, we can only point to Jesus
  12. It is the love of God that reveals Him as the promise-making, promise-keeping God.