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"Get Ready For Christmas; Celebrate the Presence" | Luke 1:5-17 Bible Study

“Get Ready For Christmas; Celebrate the Presence” | Luke 1:5-17 Bible Study

December 7, 2020 @DannyScottonJr 0

John the Baptist serves as a transitional bridge between the Old Testament and the New Testament, the Old Covenant and the New Covenant. His purpose is to prepare the way for the Lord, to prepare God’s people for God’s Presence. My brothers and sisters, are we ready for Christmas? Are we prepared for the Lord? Are we ready to follow the Way or are we still going our own way? We may have prepared our homes for company, but have we prepared our hearts for Christ? Let’s not merely celebrate the presents under the tree, but the Presence of the Lord. Who came and dwelled among us.

"Catch For Christ" | Luke 5:1-11 Sermon

“Catch For Christ” | Luke 5:1-11 Sermon

August 13, 2020 @DannyScottonJr 0

After the miraculous catch of fish, Jesus calls Peter and the others to (metaphorically) catch people — that they also may follow Christ. In response to the grace of Christ, let’s respond with faith in Christ. Since we’ve been caught by God’s amazing grace, let’s seek to catch others — with God’s amazing guidance.

Get Ready for Christmas; Celebrate the Presence | Lk 1:5-17 Sermon [Video, Text+]

Get Ready for Christmas; Celebrate the Presence | Lk 1:5-17 Sermon [Video, Text+]

December 23, 2019 @DannyScottonJr 0

What Does It Mean to Get Ready for Christmas? Too often, in our American society it means preparing to celebrate the presents… instead of celebrating the Presence (of the Lord). John the Baptist’s mission was to prepare his people for the Presence of the Lord. Before they could follow the Way (cf. Jn 14:6), they had to stop going their own way. They had to turn around, to turn back… to repent.

Lost & Found | Luke 15:11-32 Sermon (Parable of the Prodigal Son) [Video, Text+]

Lost & Found | Luke 15:11-32 Sermon (Parable of the Prodigal Son) [Video, Text+]

August 11, 2019 @DannyScottonJr 0

God’s grace is so amazing because, like the younger son, we don’t deserve it. We have all sinned and separate ourselves from God. And we cannot earn our reconciliation back to God simply by doing what we should have been doing in the first place. We need grace – unmerited, undeserved favor. We need grace that says: no matter what you’ve done, no matter how far you have fallen, no matter how many mistakes you have made, if you turn back to your Heavenly Father, He is not only waiting for you, He will run out to greet you, to throw His arms around you, and to kiss you tenderly as His child.

A Life in God's Hands is a Life in Good Hands | Luke 23:46 Sermon [Video, Text+]

A Life in God’s Hands is a Life in Good Hands | Luke 23:46 Sermon [Video, Text+]

April 22, 2019 @DannyScottonJr 0

In the last of the traditional ‘Seven Last Words’ of Jesus from the cross, Christ quotes the first half of Psalm 31:5. This good ole Jewish song had become a good ole Jewish (bedtime) prayer. Just as Jews would pray this prayer, trusting their Heavenly Father to awaken them from sleep, Jesus also prays this prayer, trusting the Heavenly Father to awaken Him from death (cf. Lk 9:22, 18:31-33).