Pastor Scott Andrews | October 22, 2023 Watch Listen Read Luke 3:1-6 It had been over 400 years since the Jews had heard from God through one of His prophets.  The last was Malachi, who wrote in the final two verses of his short book: 5 “Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the […]

Pastor Scott Andrews | October 15, 2023 Watch Listen Read Luke 2:41-52 A topic that has always fascinated me is this: when did Jesus know He was the Son of God – even God in the flesh?  He is eternally the Son, so He’s known for all eternity, but when did He know after the […]

Pastor Scott Andrews | October 8, 2023 Watch Listen Read Luke 2:36-40 In 1956, Billy Graham founded a national Christian magazine called Christianity Today.  Here’s the cover of the first edition.  It has a current monthly circulation of around 130,000 print copies, plus a website that no doubt attracts many readers.  It started out more […]

Pastor Scott Andrews | October 1, 2023 Watch Listen Read Luke 2:21-35 There are certain names or even ideas that immediately divide a room – that divide this room.  The list is potentially long, but here’s a few:  President Biden or former President Trump – almost evenly divided the nation.  Republican or Democrat.  Pro-life or […]

Pastor Scott Andrews | September 17, 2023 Watch Listen Read Luke 2:8-20 As I mentioned recently, I’ve been at Alliance for 26 years, which means 26 Christmases.  I looked it up – counting Christmas Eves, the Sundays before Christmas, and the few times I’ve covered the four Sundays of Advent leading to Christmas, I’ve preached […]

Pastor Scott Andrews | August 27, 2023 Watch Listen Read Luke 2:1-7 It would be hard to a find a story more sensationalized and mythologized than the story of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, called Christ.  And yet, there is not another story that needs less editing, less improvement, than this one.  But, by […]