Joy to the world; the Lord is come; Let Earth receive her King; Let ev’ry heart prepare him room, And heav’n and nature sing. Joy to the Earth, the Savior reigns; Our mortal songs employ, While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, Repeat the sounding joy. No more let sins and sorrows grow, No …

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King; Peace on earth, and mercy mild—God and sinners reconciled!” Joyful, all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies; With th’ angelic hosts proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem.” Hark! the Herald angels sing, …

O come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem Come and behold him, born the King of angels O come let us adore him O come let us adore him O come let us adore him Christ the Lord God of God, light of light Lo, he abhors not the virgin’s womb Very God, begotten not c …

Main Idea: It is both foolish and devastating to reject Jesus as the Cornerstone Two Possible Responses to the Cornerstone Receive the Cornerstone and build your life on Him – Luke 20:17 Reject the Cornerstone and be destroyed – Luke 20:18 Some actively fight against Him Everyone who falls on that s …

Main Idea: Jesus calls His followers to faithfully steward their lives in preparation for His second coming.   There are three ways to live in the time between the cross and the second coming of Jesus Do the King’s will and reap the King’s reward – Luke 19:16-19 Dismiss the King’s command and r …

Main Idea: A person’s prayer life reveals their spiritual condition Four key principles about prayer that reveal our spiritual condition The past we bring with us to prayer does not reveal our spiritual condition The posture we take before God reveals our view of ourselves & others The plea we m …

Main Idea: Christians can pray persistently in faith because our God is coming soon and He will make all things right Three Reasons Christians Can Pray Always and Not Give Up 1. Christians can pray always and not give up because our God paid the price for our salvation – Luke 18:7 2. Christians can …

Main Idea: Jesus graphically warns of the danger of rejecting God’s Word and spending eternity in hell.   Three Easy Steps to Bust Hell Wide Open: Worship money and reject Jesus – Luke 16:19-21 Walk through the doorway to eternity alone – Luke 16:22 Wait until you die before you think about eternity …

Point of the Parable: Disciples can learn how to be shrewd with their finances from the world For the children of this age are more shrewd than the children of light in dealing with their own people.  Luke 16:8b Shrewd means prudent, wise, or sensible Three Lessons on How Disciples Can Be Shrewd wit …

Main Idea: God seeks the lost, rejoices over the found, and summons us to share in His joy and His mission. I. What It Means to Be Lost Lost out in the world – vv. 4, 13 Lost at home – vv. 8, 25–26 Lost without relationship – vv. 12–13, 28–29 Lost without grace – vv. 19, 21, 30 II. What God Does for …