Kenneth H. Carter, Jr.
Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus
Matthew 2:1-12 Jesus is in the heritage of Israel. The beginning of Matthew’s Gospel makes it clear: Jesus is the son of David, the son of Abraham. In today’s text…
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Article Sermon Series: Vital Elements of Worship
4 Week Series Week 1: Passionate Worship Isaiah 6 Worship, very simply, is not for us. Worship is a gift that we give to someone else. Worship is for God. The origin of our…
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Article New Birth: Why Baptism Matters
Galatians 3:23-29 Scanning television, a prominent theme has emerged of late: our desire for transformation, change, a makeover. In these programs a family leaves, and then…
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Article A Christmas Prayer for Those Who Don't Go to Church
Lord, I don't go to church much. I don't go at all . . . well, I go at Christmas. I'm home then. I feel drawn to it. I like the Christmas Eve service, the coolness of the…
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Article Ordinary People
Luke 1:26-38 It is no accident that Mary takes center stage this time of year. Mary, so venerated by some Christians, so ignored by some Christians, so misunderstood by some…
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Article Cure for the Messiah Complex
John the Baptist is a prominent figure in Advent, showing up each year in at least a couple of the Gospel readings and reappearing in January when we remember the Baptism of the…
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Kenneth H. Carter, Jr., is a pastor and author of several books published by Abingdon Press.
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