Emmanuel Bible Church

Sermons

• Healthy Church Member
  • The Local Church Is Beloved By God
  • The Power Source
  • Be An Expository Listener
  • Be A Biblical Theologian
  • Be Gospel Saturated
  • Genuinely Converted, Looking for Proper Evidence
  • Be A Biblical Evangelist
  • A Committed Member
  • A Healthy Member Seeks Discipline
  • Be a Growing Disciple: The Upward Call
  • A Healthy Member is Aggressively Thankful
  • A Healthy Member is a Prayer Warrior
• Matthew
  • Preparing the Way for the Lord
  • This Is My Son!
  • The Blood of the Covenant
  • Away From Me Satan
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
  • I Will Make You Fishers of Men
  • Kingdom Attitudes, Kingdom Righteousness
  • Providence, Prophecy & People in the Birth of Christ
  • We Have Come to Workship Him
  • Blessed are Those Who Mourn
  • Blessed are The Meek
  • Blessed are the Merciful and Pure
  • Blessed are the Pure in Heart
  • Persecuted Peacemakers
  • Where's the Salt?
  • Christ Fulfilled the Law and the Prophets
  • Kingdom Righteousness Lived Out!
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
  • Love Your Enemies!
  • Hide Your Acts of Righteousness
  • Your Kingdom Come
  • Where your Treasure Is your Heart will be Also
  • Let Tomorrow Do the Worrying
  • Obedience Trumps Neutrality
  • As One Who had Authority
  • Foxes Have Holes
  • What Kind of Man is This?
  • Ask the Lord of the Harvest
  • The Gift of Worship
  • Sent Out!
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
    • Part 3
    • Part 4
    • Part 5
  • Forceful Men Lay Hold of the Kingdom
  • You Will Find Rest For Your Soul
  • Rest From What?
  • Son of Man, Lord of the Sabbath
  • Servant of the Lord
  • The Strong Man is Bound!
  • One Greater than Jonah is Here
  • Good Soil Bears Fruit
  • The Growth of the Kingdom
  • The Value of the Kingdom
  • Life Pushes Us to the Limits, There We Find Jesus
  • What Makes a Man Clean?
  • O Women, Your Faith is Indeed Great!
  • Stuck on the Mundane; Oblivious to the Spiritual
  • Christ The Church Builder
  • Satan's Attempts to Destroy the Church
  • A Glimpse Into the Future
  • Greatness in God's Kingdom
  • God is Present During Discipline
  • How Many Times Do I Forgive My Brothers?
  • What God has Joined Together
  • With God All Things Are Possible
  • God is NOT Fair!
  • The Servant-Hearted Ransom for Many
  • Authority at the Temple
  • The Stone the Builders Rejected
  • Invited to the Wedding Banquet
  • My Hope is in the Lord
  • Greatest Commandment; Greatest Son
  • Who Sees You?
  • You Snakes!
  • The Beginning of Birth Pains
  • Love Can Grow Cold
  • Let the Reader Understand
  • The Glory of the Coming of Christ
  • Therefore Keep Watch
  • Parable of 10 Virgins: Be Ready!
  • The Kingdom Prepared for You!
  • She Has Done a Beautiful Thing
  • Forgiveness: The Heart of the Table
  • This Cup
  • Blasphemy or Truth: What do you think?
• Fasting
  • More Questions about Biblical Fasting
  • Then They Will Fast
  • A Practical Handle on Fasting and Prayer
• Book of Hebrews
  • Radical Discipleship on the Calvary Road
  • Jesus' Qualifications for Superiority
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
  • Pay Close Attention!
  • Jesus, Our Perfect High Priest!
  • Rich Reward for Persevering
  • Pleasing God and Conquering Kingdoms
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
    • Part 3
  • He Saw Him Who is Invisible
  • God's Better Plan
  • Fix your Eyes on Jesus
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
  • Make Every Effort
  • Don't Miss the Grace of God
  • Our Three Greatest Possessions
  • Pearls of Wisdom
    • Part 1
    • Part 2
    • Part 3
  • Sacrifices that Please God
• EBC's 12 Core Values
  • The Glory of God
  • The Word of God
  • Jesus' Person and Word
    John 5:17
  • Intimacy with God
  • The Doctrines of Grace
  • Commitment to Prayer
  • Assembly Required
  • Mutual Care
  • Gifted Members Make Up A Gifted Church
  • Expanding Christ's Kingdom
    John 4:35
  • The Surpassing Goal:
    Marriage Lived for the Glory of God
  • Servant Leadership
• Lord's Prayer
  • Pattern For Intimacy with GOD
  • Our Father
• The Lord's Table
  • Ransom/Redemption by Christ
  • The Offense of the Cross
  • Christ's Sacrifice
  • How Do We Honor the Table?
  • Jesus Learned Obedience!
  • The Sufficiency of the Blood of Christ
• 2012
  • January
    • Ah, Sinfull Nation!
    • You Were Once an Embryo!
    • The Nations Are Coming
  • February
    • He Was Despised and Rejected by Men
    • The Branch of the Lord
• 2011
  • January
    • Spiritual Barometric Reading
    • Paul an Apostle
    • A 5 Ton Elephant in the Room
    • Assaulting the Stronghold of Abortion with Spiritual Weapons
    • God's Pleasure in Election
  • February
    • The Lord's Table And Idolatry
    • Blameless Adopted Sons
    • God's Lavish Grace; God's Master Plan
    • Is God's Plan Exhaustive?!
  • March
    • Now That's How to Pray for Somebody!
    • H.I.P.
    • Living Dead Men
    • God Made Us Alive!
  • April
    • We Are His Workmanship!
    • Brought Near By the Blood!
    • He Wept Over It!
    • Good Friday Service
    • If You Believe in the Resurrection Then Testify To It!
  • May
    • The Valley of Baca
    • The Holy Temple and Its Cornerstone
    • Servant of this Gospel
    • The Manifold Wisdom of God
  • June
    • Small Choices that Impact Eternity
    • By Completing the Work You Gave Me to Do
    • Power to know Christ's Love
    • Keep the Unity of the Spirit
  • July
    • Live a Life Worthy
    • Be Transformed - I Insist On It!
    • A Nitty-Gritty Deep Clean
    • The Littleness and Significance of Man
    • Live as Wise Children of the Light
  • August
    • The Cleansing Blood of Jesus
    • RelationShips that Honor God
      • Wives Who Submit to their Husbands
      • As Christ ...
  • September
    • God's Keys for Healthy Relationships
    • Like Slaves of Christ
    • Tactical Spiritual Warfare
      • Part 1
      • Stand Firm
  • October
    • Tactical Spiritual Warfare
      • Part 3
      • Part 4
      • Love Jesus with An Undying Love
  • November
    • The Rich Young Ruler
    • Glen Geraghty's Ordination
    • Stability in an Unstable World
  • December
    • The Preparation
    • The Miracle Virgin Birth
• 2010
  • January
    • The Sovereign Supremacy of God
    • The Great Exchange
  • February
    • God of the Nations
  • March
    • Out of Ashes
    • The Triumphal Entry
  • April
    • Mocking the Crucified One
    • New Birth Through the Resurrection
  • May
    • A Star and a Scepter
    • Toughts on Watts
  • June
    • If Anyone is Thirsty, Let Him Come To Me and Drink
  • August
    • Don't Run From God's Call to Mission!
    • The Way to Blessedness
  • November
    • The Once for All Sacrifice
  • December
    • The Consolation of Israel
    • Can't See The Cradle Without The Cross
    • The Christmas Gospel
• 2009
  • January
    • Sanctity of Life
  • April
    • It's a Long Way from a Throne to a Donkey!
    • Experiencing Resurrection Power
  • May
    • The Gospel at the Table
    • The Joy of Obedience in Baptism
  • June
    • How do we Intentionally become Salt and Light in the World
    • Song of Praise
    • Capacity to Gaze
  • July
    • Why I Should Memorize Scripture
    • Friendship With God
  • August
    • You will be my Witnesses
    • Trained by Suffering - True Test of Sonship
    • Hands to the Plow - Eyes Straight Ahead
    • Subjected in Hope; Saved in Hope
  • September
    • From the Mountaintop of Transfiguration to the Valley of Little Faith
  • October
    • Bending Your Bow of Bronze
    • When God Doesn't Explain
    • Baptism and the Voice of the Spirit
  • November
    • Reigning In Life Through The One Man
    • White Blood Cells for the Soul
  • December
    • The Truth-ification of Christmas
    • Simeons Trinitarian Christmas
    • What are you waiting for this Christmas?
    • Stewardship of Life
• 2008
  • January
    • Rising Above the Mighty Current of Mere Survival
    • Fasting & Praying for Life
    • Sanctity of Human Life
  • February
    • The Source of Eternal Salvation
    • For the Good of Their Children after Them
  • March
    • Hosanna!
      A Perpetual Palm Sunday
    • It is True!
      Easter
  • April
    • High Priesthood of Christ
    • Ordination of Gary Emmons and Randy Miller
      As Deacon at EBC
    • Our Great Inheritance
  • May
    • The Sinister Shapes of Satan, Seduction and Sin
    • The Judgment of God and Its Glorious Purpose
    • Salvation, Synergism & SelfRighteousness
    • Examine Yourselves
  • June
    • Why God wants Every Believer to be Baptized
    • LeaderShip
  • August
    • Forgiven and Forgiving
    • Being Built Together
  • September
    • The Hearts of the Fathers
    • Me - An Ambassador?
    • The Devil's Favorite Verse
  • October
    • Father's Good Gifts
    • Faith Doesn't Demand you Disconnect Your Brain
    • A Lively & Daily Awareness of Heaven and Hell
  • November
    • Redeemed By Precious Blood
  • December
    • Immanuel Means God with Us!
    • What's So Amazing about Grace
• 2007
  • February
    • Love never Fails
  • March
    • The Incomparable GOD
  • April
    • See Your King
    • The Fact of the Resurrection
    • A Worthy Manner
  • May
    • I am with You
  • July
    • Watch over Your Hearts
    • You are the God who sees me!
  • August
    • Cultivate Your Hunger for God
    • Christian Contrariness
  • September
    • God's School of Wisdom
    • To Every Tribes Mission
  • October
    • The Trinity at the River
  • December
    • Out of Egypt I Called My Son, The New Moses, The New Israel
    • Translate The Word of God into Every Human Language

The Preparation

Luke 3:1-18

The Preparation