Sermons by Pastor Dunbar (Page 6)

Sermons by Pastor Dunbar (Page 6)

December 31, 2023 Service

The lessons for this first Sunday after Christmas remind us that Jesus began his work to save mankind right after he was born! Together with his faithful parents, Jesus fulfilled the entirety of God’s Law concerning first-born boys of Israel. His presentation in the temple as a baby foreshadowed how Jesus would take the full weight of God’s Law upon himself when he hung on the cross as a man. Thank you, Jesus, for keeping the Law perfectly in our…

December 17, 2023 Service

JOY is the theme for this third Sunday in Advent! The prophet Isaiah describes Israel’s joy in the Messiah as being like a person who’s served his time being released from prison (Isaiah 61:1) The apostle Paul invites us – by faith – to “Rejoice always,” (1 Thess. 5:16). And John the Baptist proclaims the superiority of Christ with joy. The ability to rejoice, even through hard times, is an act of spiritual bravery. Cynics play it safe. God calls…