We all know the Christmas event. Who are the main characters in the original Christmas event? All the characters that we put out in our nativities. Perhaps you have not noticed this, but shepherds were a big part of the Christmas story. They are not just some extras in the “movie” of Christmas. They are not like the unnamed disposable stormtroopers of an evil empire in a Star Wars movie, who appear and disappear as the hero, Luke Skywalker vaporized them with his trusty light-sabre. Luke 2 tells us the shepherds were taking the starring role. So let’s take some time today and examine with me the shepherds’ Christmas. Have you considered how they might have felt when they heard of the Christ child being born? What were they thinking? Join us as we find out. #stjoecofc #ComeAndSee #BeIntentionalin2020 #ChaostoChristmas #theshepherds Check out our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/StJoeChurchofChrist

Every year at Christmas time, people get geared up for this great time of year. There are decorations in the yards, Christmas movies playing, radio stations filled with the season’s songs. And every year people start complaining about Christmas. It’s too commercialized. It’s too frantic. There isn’t enough time. The weather is too cold, there is too much snow, there isn’t enough snow. And it seems that every December, our schedules, our lives become very chaotic. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just have a simple, basic Christmas? One full of meaning, and not drama. A Christmas that speaks to our hearts and minds, not drains our wallets? Join us as we journey from Chaos to Christmas. #stjoecofc #ComeAndSee #BeIntentionalin2020 #ChaostoChristmas #WiseMen Check out our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/StJoeChurchofChrist

There are people who are thankful in this world, and there are people who aren’t. One of the themes in Scripture is that God’s people should always be a thankful people. Psalm 147 is a psalm of praise. A psalm of prayer. A psalm of thanksgiving. And such a prayer is not that uncommon throughout Scripture. Again and again you see men and women of God lifting up their hearts and praising God. Join us for a Prayer of Thanksgiving. #stjoecofc #ComeAndSee #BeIntentionalin2020 #HowToPray #PrayerofThanksgiving

Today we start a new month and a new sermon series. We are going to take the bulk of November at look at prayer. Most all of us are familiar with the Lord’s Prayer, and some of us have attended churches where it was recited every Sunday. But do you really understand it? Music: www.bensound.com "Royalty Free Music from Bensound"