Sermons

  Among Us: A Christmas Story   “Incarnation” Opening Illustration: Good morning Eastern Shore Baptist Church. Merry Christmas. This morning we start a 4 week Christmas series entitled “Among Us”. Over the next four weeks we will examine the most important parts of Jesus’ birth: the incarnation, adoration, adoption and lastly…on Christmas Eve…glorification. That morning will be especially important as we will share in our annual Christmas Eve communion and candlelight service.  Today we are talking about the incarnation. Do you know what that word means? Let’s break down the word. The noun incarnation derives from the Latin verb “incarno”, itself derived from the prefix “in” and “caro” meaning “flesh”. It means “to make flesh” or, in the passive, “to be made flesh”. In a nutshell, the incarnation means that God’s Son, who was a Spirit and never had a body, took on a human body and a human life just like ours.  Incarnation means that Jesus had a body and a soul...

  “Satisfied” Heaven The Hard Way Introduction: Good morning Eastern Shore Baptist Church. I hope that all of you had a marvelous Thanksgiving. Today we are concluding a very short series entitled “Satisfied”. Today’s message is named “Heaven The Hard Way”. Ever heard that statement, “everyone wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die”? There is a lot of truth in that statement. Everyone does want to go to heaven. However, very few people want to be obedient. Everyone does want to go to heaven as long as in heaven they are God and everyone worships at their feet. Most people want heaven like they want their Burger King, they want it their way.  When you watch the movies, heaven is a place where anyone can go if they simply do the right thing. Usually they are the ones who determine what is right and what is wrong. Morality according to their perceptions. Heaven is a place where anyone can go if they help enough people, say nice things, help little old ladies across ...