Sermons from December 2022
Watchers – Christmas Eve
Watchers Luke 2:8-14; Daniel 4:13 Christmas Eve Saturday, December 24, 2022 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa Introduction: Is it worth buying a baby monitor? Earlier this week I did a Google search on the importance of a baby monitor, and this was the response I found. “ Baby monitors are considered an essential tool for most parents of little ones. After all, it’s simply not possible to keep an eye on your baby 24/7, and having…
The Least in the Kingdom
The Least in the Kingdom Matthew 11:11 Sunday, December 11, 2022 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa Introduction C.S. Lewis is alleged to have written that if we were to mee the simplest, humbled most ordinary soul in the Kingdom of Heaven they would be so august and radiant that we would be tempted to worship him. The heavenly destiny of a disciple of Jesus is to be even greater than the angels and we know that…
Preparation for the Kingdom
Preparation for the Kingdom Matthew 3:1-12 Sunday, December 4, 2022 at The First Congregational Church of Marshalltown, Iowa Intro: John the Baptist Prepares the Way One of the highest, dearest goals for a Christian is to grow spiritually, to learn more, to engage God in prayer on a deeper level, to become more like the Savior whose Name we claim. We want to grow in our awareness that there is a Kingdom of God that is yet to come,…