Christmas

Candy Canes
The pastor's mom, Kay Okubo, explains the biblical symbolism behind the popular holiday candy. For starters, the cane is shaped like a shepherd's staff - Jesus is our Good Shepherd.
Sept 4, 2005/24 kbps/668 KB

The Christmas Story
LeRoy Hotz and Pastor Okubo read the Old Testament prophecies concerning the birth of Christ and the story of his birth according to the Gospel of Luke from our 2005 Christmas Day service.
Dec 25, 2005/16 kbps/580 KB

The Facts are the Facts
Ignoring the facts about the birth of Christ is as sensible as believing the earth is flat. For to believe it is to also believe in and submit to a power greater than ourselves, which rebels against our sinful nature.
Dec 23, 2007/32 kbps/4.33 MB

A Great Light in the Darkness
Like the Grinch, have you "puzzled and puzzled until your puzzler was sore" about the true meaning of Christmas? It is indeed something more—the first six letters in the word itself and His purpose for coming is the answer.
Dec 24, 2007/32 kbps/2.63 MB

Immanuel - God With Us
Pastor Okubo's message from our 2005 Christmas Day service looks at the meaning behind the Hebrew name Immanuel and how God came to live among us with the birth of Jesus.
Dec 25, 2005/16 kbps/1.79 MB

It Was Told in the Stars
Pastor Okubo, who is also a physicist, looks at the amazing astronomy involved in the star that the Wise Men followed to Bethehem, and its being foretold in bible prophecy, in his 2006 Christmas Eve sermon.
Dec 24, 2006/16 kbps/1.88 MB

The Miraculous in the Ordinary
Christ's family fleeing evil King Herod was an amazing fulfillment of bible prophecy. And when we face struggles and trials in our lives, we can be confident that God is working in us.
Dec 25, 2006/16 kbps/1.69 MB