Christmas Eve Bulletin 2025
Dec. 25, 2025, 6:00 PM Words When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see
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Noticing Jesus, the Christ
Luke 2:1-20 Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025, 6:00 PM Sermon preached by Rev. Donald Ng at Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church, Oakland, CA. On this holiest of nights, we welcome you
Yes, King’s Day
Luke 23:33-43 November 23, 2025 Sermon preached by Rev. Donald Ng at Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church, Oakland, CA. Today’s Scriptures from Luke is unexpected for this last Sunday of Year
Blessings and Woes
Luke 6:20-31 All Saints Sunday, November 2, 2025 Sermon preached at Lakeshore Avenue Baptist Church, Oakland, CA. Growing up with my father who came to the US in 1930 as
Calm and Storm
Luke 8:22-25 January 10, 2022 Northern California ABC Ministers Two-Hour Event In all three of the Synoptics, we read Jesus calming the storm. When we are standing on shore, our
You Are Upgraded
Luke 14:1, 7-14 December 8, 2019 In the US, after a wedding, there’s usually a dinner. When you arrive at the restaurant or banquet venue, there’s a reception table where
You Are Upgraded
Luke 14:1, 7-14 December 8, 2019 In the US, after a wedding, there’s usually a dinner. When you arrive at the restaurant or banquet venue, there’s a reception table where
Paying Attention to Everyday Altars: Reflections on a Disciplined Life
June 2, 2019—Part 1 Resources +An Altar in the World, A Geography of Faith, Barbara Brown Taylor, New York: HarperCollins, 2009, $14.99. +Living a Life That Matters, Harold S. Kushner,
Executive Minister of Grace
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 May 18, 2019 Message at the Installation of Rev. David Gregg as the new Executive Minister of the American Baptist Churches of Chicago It’s quite an honor
Get Out of Here, Jesus!
Luke 5:1-11; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 The trouble with Jesus is that Jesus just won’t stay in the church where many think he belongs. As the result of Christian missionaries, our