Luke 2.1-7 Gaius Octavius was Caesar Augustus' real name. Julius Caesar was his great uncle. He was called Caesar Augustus, because Augustus was his title. With some, that title fell away, and they were simply called Caesar (Caesar being someone who rules over a group of nations). Caesar Augustus wa... Read More

Luke 2:6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. * 'While they were there' - It happened while they were there, in Bethlehem. Now Mary stayed in the wrong place, Nazareth. But while they were in the right place, Bethlehem, Jesus was born. If she was in... Read More

Luke 2:8-20 The uneducated shepherds were the first to be lead to the Christ-child. They were simple people. Educated and learned people often doubt when God works miraculously. If you are highly educated, ask God to give you child-like faith. The shepherds were daily alone out in the field, tending... Read More

In Exodus 20 v 1-6 we read about the first commandment that God gave to Moses. God gave the commandments to Moses when he was on the mountain after he had lead the children of Israel out of four hundred years of bondage in Egypt. These commandments were necessary for the Israelites. They taught them... Read More

Job 31:1 "I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a girl." Job writes that he had made a covenant with his eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman. He was a man among men. God asked satan, "have you observed my servant Job, blameless and upright." Where are the Jobs in our midst ... Read More

Ps 40 6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. 7 Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book it is written of me, 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. 12 For innumerabl... Read More

Phil 2 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the ... Read More

These days across the whole world we remember the crucifixion of our Lord. Let us look more at it tonight although we do not have the ability or words to explain or describe it. We would probably not even fully comprehend it in eternity. We are like small children standing at the shore of the vast o... Read More

1 I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. (Song of Solomon 5:1) This book speaks about the Bridegroom and the bride. So... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 12 Aug 2012 Dan 10 "11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved" This text shows that God in heaven loved Daniel dearly. Daniel desperately sought the meaning of what God revealed to him for 21 days. He couldn't eat during this time for he was occupied b... Read More

"And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain." (Exodus 3:12). "Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them th... Read More

Rev 2: 11 "He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says unto the churches. To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God." Every Christian needs to know what it is to hear and obey the Spirit of God. It is not our voice or the cl... Read More

Philip 2:1-4 Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, 2 fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit,... Read More

Summary of sermon by Erlo Stegen, 03 Nov 2013 Matthew 3 13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it b... Read More

Mar 15:21 And they made one who was passing by, Simon a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear His cross. The Lord’s trial had gone through the night, from Pilate to Herod and back to Pilate. Herod and Pilate were enemies, but now they became friends. They fo... Read More

Luk 22:39-44 Why was the Lord in such agony? Was it fear of death, being crucified? These things are frightening, but that is not all that was in the cup which He had to drink. That's not what caused Him His agony. One day a mother came to the Lord and requested that her two sons be seated next to H... Read More

Luke 19:12 - 27 This parable is different to the one found in Matthew 25. Here everyone receives the same, whereas in Matthew the servants received different amounts. Jesus also spoke the one to His disciples and the other to the crowds. This text teaches us that each of us has received the same fro... Read More

It is confirmed medically today that there is no better day than the eighth day to circumcise a baby. Circumcision was a sign that a Jew belong to the nation of God, but there is something difficult to understand. Circumcision was specifically for the Israelites and as a sign that they were sinners ... Read More

"But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:" (1 Peter 1:15-1... Read More

Deut 23 21 When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee. Many Christians make a promise to God only to quickly forget about it and so bring a curse upon themselves in stead of a bless... Read More