Christmas

Christmas

Love Gave Me Hope

Even though there is no command in the New Testament to celebrate Christmas, we happily join with millions of Christians around the world in celebrating the birth of our Savior – “Joy to the world, the Lord is come!” The familiar carol also reminds us that, “the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.”But what hope was bound up in Jesus’ birth that starry night? Our hope is founded in two facts 1) Jesus (God…

Love Brought Me Peace

Every year at this time we hear Linus (in the Charlie Brown Christmas special) recite the verse from Luke 2 of the King James version – “Peace on the earth, goodwill to men.” We sing it in the carol “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear.” BUT clearly the people of earth did not experience peace the day that Jesus was born and there is anything but peace on earth today. So, what were the angels declaring that night so long…

Love Came Down

http://970.church/invite-friend/ 2019 Christmas Sermon Series – Hard to believe that the birth of a baby could change the world for all time. But that’s the story of Christmas. God so loved the world that he sent his son to earth to demonstrate that love. As you and your family celebrate Christmas this year, don’t miss the greatest gift of Christmas – God’s love for you. You are invited to join us at 970 Church as we celebrate the first, the…

God With Us (an Advent series)

On that first Christmas night, the most amazing thing happened. God came to us. He was called Immanuel, which means God with us. And at 970 Church we believe God is still with us bringing hope, joy, love, and peace in all of life. This Christmas season, start a new tradition and join us as we celebrate not just a holiday but Immanuel, God with Us, the true meaning of Christmas. Please join us for this special Advent Series Sundays…

Christmas Eve – The Light of Christmas

The Christmas season is a beautiful time of year full of family, fun, food and gifts. But it can also be a season of stress, loneliness, fear and pain. And that was exactly the world God sent his Son into as a baby born in a stable on that first Christmas night. When we look at the Christmas story, we see that the people God invited to the manger were all different, but they were all broken and in need of a Savior—just like we…

Why in the World? – Christmas series

There are many unique things about the Christian faith that seem kinda crazy to the world. The most notable is probably that the God of the universe would one day show up in a human body, live among us and die a human death. Most Christians know why He died but even they have trouble understanding why He came and lived as one of us. [youtube url=”http://youtu.be/lDZiMlfp1sg” autohide=”0″ fs=”1″ hd=”1″] Each week we’ll ask ourselves, “Why in the world did God come…

2015 Christmas Project

This year we are again focusing on helping working families with children for Christmas. These parents are working but do not have the funds to provide their children Christmas without additional stress to the family. We partner with HOPE of the Grand Valley’s mission is to provide support and a hand up to hard-working parents and their children who and are not receiving welfare, or housing assistance. This is a group that tends to fall through the cracks of the governmental…

When They’re Runnin’, It’s Time To Go Fishin’

“When they’re runnin’, it’s time to go fishin’.” Before coming to Colorado we lived in Wisconsin. Each year the walleye and white bass would make their runs up the Fox and Wolf Rivers and during those times it was shoulder to shoulder fishing off every bridge in town. We knew if the fish were running there would be high concentrations of hungry fish passing under every bridge thus increasing the potential to land one and more than likely a bucket full. Thanksgiving…