Sermon   They sat in the silence of the night. Suddenly a song drifted on the breeze.   Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, Alles schläft; einsam wacht   They looked up from their trenches across the no man’s land to the German side. There, lights were flickering – small Christmas trees, complete with candles, adorned the front edge of the trenches. Families and hometowns of the German soldier had sent care packages and small trees to their loved ones off fighting during Christmas 1

Matthew 11: 2 - 11   When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” Jesus answered them, ”Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.” As they went away, Jesus beg

Matthew 3:1-12 In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming,  2  “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” [ a ]   3  This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:‘Prepare the way of the Lord;    make his paths straight.’” 4  Now John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.  5  Then Jerusalem and all

Matthew 24:36-44 “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, [ h ]  but only the Father.  37  For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man.  38  For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark,  39  and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so, too, will be the coming of the Son of Man.  40  Then tw