TOPICS
The Christ Child
3 Ways People Responded to the News of Jesus’ Birth
In Matthew 2 we learn about three groups of people and how the birth of Jesus revealed their hearts, also teaching us today how Jesus’ life should affect ours.
God Comes Quietly: Immanuel in the Ordinary
How does Luke’s narrative of Jesus’ birth bring us comfort that the Lord God Almighty is quietly near to us in our ordinary daily lives?
3 Wonderful Reasons to Celebrate Christmas
It is perfectly fitting for us to celebrate Jesus’ birth joyously with overflowing hearts of gratitude. Here are three wonderful reasons to celebrate Christmas.
Are You Missing Out on the Gift of the Good and Abundant Life?
The King of the universe born in a cattle stall? That’s a hard sell. Do we trust that such a strong and sure salvation, and the good and abundant life, can come out of such humble circumstances?
Advent Sunday Week 4: A King Is Born
Saul and David were kings of Israel, but they both failed to rule perfectly. Only the Shepherd-King, come in the flesh, earned the right to rule forever. Here is the final installment of our 4-part Sunday Advent series.
Jesus: Truly God and Truly Man for the Rest of Eternity
When Jesus was born in the flesh, he didn’t take on a human nature for just a limited time—for the rest of eternity Jesus will be truly God and truly human. This is mind-boggling.
Advent Sunday Week 3: The Prophet in the Manger
The Christ child, born in a manger, was the perfect prophet—and the good message itself! Here is part 3 of a 4-part Sunday Advent series you can share with your family this Christmas season.
Advent Sunday Week 1: The Story of a Warrior Child
The Christmas story was the plan of God. Here is part one of a four-part Sunday Advent series that will hopefully deepen your family’s understanding of and love for the Christ child.
Immanuel: The Son Revealed in the Old Testament
Should we be surprised that God came in the form of a suffering servant—the man Jesus Christ, who would save his people from their sins? Let’s go back to the biblical writings a number of centuries before the incarnation.