Christmas Eve Sermon “The Quiet Revolution” Isaiah 9:2-7 Tonight, we gather to take heart. We come together to celebrate. We join with millions of other God-loved human beings all over the world, boldly and joyfully declaring an amazing, life-giving, world-changing reality: The revolution has begun! Tonight, a light shines from a stable in Bethlehem. Joseph Mohr, in his classic Christmas carol “Silent Night, Holy Night” describes this illumination as “Love’s pure light”, and it radiates through the face and life of the child held in Mary’s arms. What a beautiful image! Hang on to that as we sing the [READ MORE]

Christmas Eve Sermon “The Light of His Face” Psalm 80:1-7 A number of years ago, The Knoxville News Sentinel reported a true story about a famous East Tennessean moonshiner from the 1800’s by the name of Big Haley. The woman’s real name was Mahala Mullins and she weighed somewhere around 500 pounds. That’s why they called her “Big Haley”. Now Big Haley and her sons ran a reliable shine operation over in Hancock County. They were renowned for the high quality of their product. They didn’t dilute the moonshine and were known to deal honestly. That fact, coupled with [READ MORE]