by First Methodist Clinton | Dec 22, 2019 | Audio, Sermon Audio
Herod has it all: a crown, a palace, an army (and massive insecurity). He sees everyone as a potential threat. He’s begged, borrowed, and stolen his way to the throne; which is why when three mysterious visitors from the east come to worship the new king, Herod is not...
by First Methodist Clinton | Dec 15, 2019 | Audio, Sermon Audio
What would you do if in the middle of your work day, the heavens opened and a glowing person suddenly appeared before you? I’d be more than terrified, I’d pass out. The shepherds are afraid, so much so that before the angel can say anything else, he has to calm them...
by First Methodist Clinton | Dec 8, 2019 | Audio, Sermon Audio
The innkeeper tells Mary and Joseph that there’s no room for them to stay. How do you tell a woman in labor to go away? Even if they were strangers, wouldn’t we expect the innkeeper to make room in such a situation? But what if they weren’t strangers at all? What if...
by First Methodist Clinton | Dec 1, 2019 | Audio, Sermon Audio
Joseph learns the disappointing news that his fiancé has been unfaithful (so he thinks). He decides to quietly break off the engagement rather than to bring on public shame and ridicule. How often are we motivated by what other people think? What would have happened...
by First Methodist Clinton | Dec 1, 2019 | Sermon Series
Missing Christmas Christmas can be stressful. Christmas can be expensive. Christmas can bring us into contact with relatives we’d rather not see. In the midst of all the busyness of the season we often find ourselves missing Christmas. Over the four weeks of Advent we...
