Sunday worship On Sunday morning we looked at one of the most intriguing passages from all four Gospels. That is, Luke’s account of the 12-year old Jesus staying behind in Jerusalem to be in his “Father’s house,” the temple (Luke 2:41-52). This is the only passage in Scripture concerning the boyhood of our Lord. We…

Sunday worship At the morning service I preached from Luke 2:22-40. There we read of Mary and Joseph bringing the baby Jesus into the temple in Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, and to offer the requisite sacrifices for a mother who’s just delivered a baby (vs. 22, 23). Since Jesus would go on…

Sunday worship At the morning service this Sunday we looked at the birth of John the Baptist and his father Zechariah’s hymn of praise that immediately followed (Luke 1:57-80). Just as Gabriel had said, Zechariah was mute until the day of John’s birth because he did not believe the angel’s promise that his elderly and…