Pastor Hogan
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Dec 26
Between Christmas and New Year’s
This week is a “between week.” Maybe a time for a breath, or to enjoy the leftover turkey sandwich, or return that sweater that just doesn’t fit. However this week comes to you, it is a week that usually is a break from the rush up to the holidays. Let me suggest that we also …
Dec 20
Advent 4: Why Is Love So Important to Christmas?
As noted above, the Bible states that God sent Jesus into the world as an act of love. Jesus came into a world that desperately needed help because it was in the grips of sin. King Herod’s slaughter of the innocents captured this truth in a graphic way: Jesus had entered a world where greed …
Dec 14
Advent 3: Why Do We Say That Christmas Is a Time of Joy?
In Biblical terms, having joy means being happy about something good that has arrived or is coming. Like hope, it has a long-term view of life, emphasizing the good that will come. However, it has a component of great happiness, rejoicing at the good news. Zacchaeus welcomed Jesus with joy when Jesus said he would …
Dec 07
ADVENT 2: The Candle of Peace
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peaceamong those with whom he is pleased!” Luke 2:14 The peace of the Christian life is from a relationship. Our relationship with God, through Jesus Christ is the basis of us having this peace. The angels announced peace on earth to the shepherds. There is a …
