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Sunday Sermons from Mountain View Church of the Nazarene
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Sunday Jan 03, 2021
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
by Pastor Chuck Ryan
The Future is in God’s Hand
Text: Matthew 2:12-23
Thesis: God will never leave you or forsake you. “If God be for us, who can be against us.” (Romans 8: 31b)
- God provided divine direction and protection for the Magi, Joseph, Mary, and Jesus. (Vs12-23)
- The Magi who were led by God to Jesus, with gifts that recognized the roles Jesus would play, were safely guided back to their homeland. (vs12)
- The Magi traveled some 800 miles following a star to Bethlehem. (vs1-2)
- The Magi completed the mission God gave them.
“For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” (Ephesians 2:10)
- Every Christian wants to hear the words, “Well done, good and faithful servant!” (Matthew 25:23)
- God now warns them in a dream “not to go back to Herod” so “they returned by another route.”
- Joseph after being warned by an Angel in a dream leaves Bethlehem at night with Mary and Jesus and travels 200 miles to Egypt. (vs13-15)
- King Herod filled with hate and anger by Satan, seeks to kill Jesus.
“Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. (1 Peter 5:8)
- God is Omniscient. He had his prophet Hosea state that Jesus would live in Egypt for part of his life 785 years prior to Jesus, birth.
“And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son." (Hosea 11:1), (15b)
The Omniscience of God
“By omniscience is meant the perfect knowledge which God has of Himself and all things. It is infinite perfection of that which in us is called knowledge. Consequently, we read that ‘his understanding is infinite’ (Psalms 147:5). (Wiley and Culbertson, Introduction to Christian Theology, page 97)
- Be aware of the prevalent teaching of “Openness theology”. It denies the “Omniscience of God” and claims God does not know what will happen until the event actually occurs.
- Herod ordered all boy children/babies two years old and younger to be killed, in an attempt, to kill Jesus. (vs16-18)
"Don't be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell. What is the price of two sparrows--one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it. And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. (Matthew 10:28-31 NLT)
- After the death of “Herod the Great” the Angel of God appeared to Joseph a third time and told him to return to Israel.
“After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead." (Matthew 2:19-20)
- Joseph obeyed God once again.
- However, on reaching the land of Israel God gives Joseph more detailed instruction to protect them.
“Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.” (22-23)
Sunday Dec 27, 2020
Sunday Dec 27, 2020
video and audio recorded live at Mountain View Church.
Sunday Dec 27, 2020
Sunday Dec 27, 2020
By Pastor Josh Dringenberg
Christian Celebration in the Christmas Season
Luke 2:22-40
1. The Kingdom of Judah anxiously anticipated Christ’s coming.
a. Simeon was a man who was eminent because of his piety and communion with God.
b. Simeon was awaiting this consolation of Israel.
2. The Holy Spirit was upon Simeon and revealed to him that he would see with his own eyes the Messiah.
a. God is Triune.
1. God the Father did Not exist before The Son and vice versa.
b. We do not know how long he had to wait, but we can guess that he did so in nervous excitement.
3. While Advent is a liturgical season that is defined by the waiting, Christmas is a season defined by the acceptance, of the newborn Messiah.
a. This excitement and acceptance can be difficult because in our world it is easy to put our excitement into things that offer instant gratification.
b. Gratification can seem more real than the excitement that Jesus offers.
c. Jesus is offering us something that is bigger, better and more real than any Earthly thing.
4. If Jesus is the embodiment of Salvation then there is no reason why we shouldn’t lean wholeheartedly into his love.
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
video and audio recorded live at Mountain View Church.
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
by Pastor Chuck Ryan
Christ was Born--Right on Time!
Text: Luke 2:1-7
Thesis: “God Is Never Late; He's Seldom Early; He’s Always Right on Time” Stan Toler
- “The Time Came” (vs6a)
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die,” (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2)
- It was time for Immanuel- “God is with us” to be born.
* Isaiah prophesied 700 BC- “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel.” (Isaiah 7:14)
*The Angel spoke to Joseph- "The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel" (which means "God with us"). (Matthew 1:23)
“God Is Never Late; He's Seldom Early; He’s Always Right on Time”
- “She (Mary) placed him (Jesus) in a manger.” (Vs7)
The conditions from a human standpoint were less han desirable.
- Mary and Joseph were living in the city of Nazareth, 80 miles to the north of Bethlehem. (“As a crow flies”) Today the paved road is 96 miles.
- It is most likely, Mary being nine months pregnant, rode on the back of a donkey or walked all the way to Bethlehem.
- They were commanded by the Roman government to go at this time to Bethlehem to register for the purpose of paying their taxes.
- Mary and Joseph found Bethlehem crowded with people to the point that there were no vacancies available.
- Mary gave birth to Jesus in a cave/barn like dwelling. (There were no hospitals or birthing centers.)
- However, the conditions from God’s standpoint were perfect!
- Jesus was born in the place and conditions that the prophets foretold.
Micah prophesied in 700BC, "But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." (Micah 5:2)
- Jesus was intentionally given a humble birth. (Read 1 Corinthians 1:20-31)
“Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
- Jesus was not born in a palace but a stable so that he could understand struggles and heartache of the ordinary person like you and me. (Read about our High Priest in Hebrews 4:14-16)
III. God’s Timing and Plans are Always Perfect..
- Put your trust in the Author and Perfector of our Faith, Jesus Christ!
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Worship Service featuring Kid's Christmas Program.
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
By Pastor Chuck Ryan
The Prophets’ Light of Hope
Text: Isaiah 9: 2-7; (vs2)
Thesis: Jesus came to bring us light. Jesus can satisfy the salvation longings of every person’s heart, from the time of Adam until this very day.
- Many people expected and longed for the coming of Christ Jesus. (vs2)
- Immediately after “the Fall of mankind” God promised Adam and Eve the coming of a Savior.
“So the LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, "Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." (Genesis 3: 14-15)
- In 700BC, Isaiah, one of the greatest prophets, prophesied about the coming of Christ Jesus, “The Light of Hope.”
- Many alive at the time of Christ’s birth longed for the birth of the messiah.
- The Shepherds were the first to hear of the birth of Jesus and came from the fields to see the Christ.
“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.” (Luke 2:11)
- The shepherds represented the common man.
Jesus states a Biblical principle, "So the last will be first, and the first will be last." (Mathew 20:16)
- The elderly man Simeon saw Jesus at the time Mary and Joseph brought Him to the temple.
“For mine eyes have seen thy salvation Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.” (Luke 2:30-32)
- Simeon recognized Jesus as “The Light of hope” that Isaiah prophesied about.
- The elderly was used by God to proclaim the birth of Christ.
- The Prophetess Anna witnessed Jesus and gave Biblical proclamation.
“Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.” (Luke 2:38)a. The female gender was recognized and confirmed by God as a valid Spiritual messenger.
- The wise men from the east came and worshipped Jesus.
“After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him." (Mathew 2:1&2)
- God chose those whom the religious elite would not accept.
- Jesus is “The Light of Hope” for all people who live in darkness today.
- Many today, as in the past need the Hope that Jesus brings.
- Seek “The Light of Hope”-Jesus
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. (Rev.3:12)
- Remain close to “The Light of Hope”-Jesus
“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” (James 4:7-8)
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
video and audio recorded live at Mountain View Church.
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
Sunday Dec 06, 2020
By Pastor Josh Dringenberg
Sermon Outline:
- Advent is a time to Remember.
- On the second Sunday of Advent we intentionally remember the anticipation of Peace.
- The Tree of Jesse is a metaphor:
- The Tree of Jesse is first and foremost a metaphor for the Lineage of Jesus.
- The Tree of Jesse also represents the Kingdom of Judah.
- Christianity is the religion of the meek.
- Remembering your humble beginning helps you to realign your identity with Christ in the present, because…
- . . . for Judah, this hope of a new sprout out of the Stump of Jesse was everything to them.
- Our self-sufficiency has the potential to get in the way of our full trust in the Messiah.
- The Kingdom of Judah had a general lack of peace.
- What we cannot fix, God can.
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Hanging of the Greens special service.