DON’T KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS Carl Wilton Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church December 27, 2015; 1st Sunday after Christmas, Year C 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26; Luke 2:41-52 “[Jesus] said to them, ‘Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?’” Luke 2:49 I don’t know you spent […]

FEAR NOT! Carl Wilton Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church December 24, 2015; Christmas Eve, Year C Luke 2:8-20 “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid…’” Luke 2:10a There are some true stories you hear that you couldn’t have made up if you tried. Like the one happened a month ago at a Roman […]

WHY NOT ME? Carl Wilton Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church December 20, 2015, 4th Sunday of Advent, Year C Micah 5:2-5a; Luke 1:39-55 “And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.” Luke 1:45 I ran across a little three-line poem, written by a […]

EXPECTANT CHILDREN Carl Wilton Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church November 29, 2015, 1st Sunday of Advent, Year C Psalm 25:1-10; Luke 21:25-36 “Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” Luke 21:28 Sometimes it seems we’re living in a world gone mad. You’ve only […]