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There is a line in the song, “Do You Hear What I Hear?” that says, “Let us bring him silver and gold.” It has a nice ring to it but I remember the gifts in the story were: gold, frankincense and myrrh. This part of the Christmas story is about the mysterious travelers who brought... Read More →

There is a T.V. show about the life of Jesus and his disciples called ‘The Chosen.’ In one of the scenes Jesus is choosing Matthew, the tax collector, to follow him. The other disciples object because Matthew is a Jew working for the Romans to take money from other Jews. They... Read More →

The Magnificat, Mary’s song, is Latin for “My soul magnifies the Lord.” When the angel visited Mary with the news that she would become pregnant, it wasn’t welcome news. She is an unwed Jewish teenager, engaged to a man who will not be the child’s father. It’s hard to imagine the... Read More →

Most of us want to get that Christmas feeling…the spirit of Christmas that fills our souls with warmth and good will. Yet, inevitably we find ourselves stressed, anxious and feeling everything and anything BUT good will. It’s kind of like “buyer’s remorse.” You see something,... Read More →

Christmas begins this Sunday, December 5th. Join us as we experience the sights and sounds of Christmas! Worship 10:00am. 4719 Seminary Road; Alton, IL Read More →

Before we become followers of Jesus, we often tend to think of ourselves as being close when it comes to a relationship with God and going to heaven someday. The Pew Research Center did a survey that found that roughly 7 out of 10 Americans (72%) believe in heaven which was... Read More →

Of all the “one another” commands given in the Bible, the command to submit is for many of us the most challenging. We live in a “me first” world. Have you ever considered that when you are first, someone else is last? Have you considered that when you get your way,... Read More →

Spiritual drift is something that we all battle from time to time, or maybe all the time! It’s the mentality that says, “I know I should, but I’m not doing that, or I know I shouldn’t, but I’m going to do it anyway.” Spiritual drift happens little by little, until one compromise... Read More →

Paul goes into great detail regarding the similarities between the human body and the church as a body, or the Body of Christ. In 1 Corinthians 12, he gives us an anatomy lesson regarding the interaction of our various body parts. God designed fearfully and wonderfully. The human... Read More →