This is the last in our series on the Angels of Advent and Christmas. We met the angel Gabriel twicefirst when he visited Zechariah, Jesus’ uncle; and then when he announced to Mary that she would be the mother of the Messiah. Then an unnamed angel spoke to Joseph in a dream that he should…
For the past three weeks here, we’ve been listening to the angels of Christmas. First actually before he appears to Mary the angel Gabriel appears to Jesus’ uncle Zechariah with the good news that he and his wife Elizabeth, though they are VERY old, will have the son they have longed for their…
This is the third week in our sermon series on the Angels of Advent and Christmas. And as we move through the Christmas Story we see that angels are messengers from God; that when something big happens – God sends His angels to tell us about it. The first week we heard the angel Gabriel’s…
Today is the second in a 5-part sermon series on the angels of Advent and Christmas. We are looking at stories within the Christmas story which contain angel appearances. A little review from last week: Angels appear all through out the Bible, both Old and New Testament; and especially it seems in the stories of…
Today we begin a series about the Angels of Advent and Christmas. Today – Gabriel appears to Zechariah to announce the birth of John, Jesus’ cousin. Next week Gabriel will visit Mary to announce Jesus’ birth The Sunday before Christmas – an unnamed angel visits Joseph Christmas Eve – the angels visit the shepherds the…