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Luke 1:39-1:56 | Our lives are too often defined by the word ?"busy", especially around Christmas. But as we continue in the story of Christmas, we need to pause and hear how Mary responded to this amazing news. Mary is preoccupied not with all the things that she needs to get done but praising God for all the things that he has done.

Luke 1:26-1:38 | Names have meaning and are significant to those who give them. Jesus' name was not given by his mother, Mary, but by God himself - making the name of Jesus extra significant. His' is the name above all names. What child is this? He's the Son of Mary, the Son of the Most High, and the Son of David - fully human, fully divine, and the King of Kings. Mary's response to God's...

Luke 1:26-1:38 | As we study the angel Gabriel's announcement that Mary has been chosen to give birth to Jesus, we will learn how God favors his people in a way that is similar to how he favored Mary. We will also give an overview of Gabriel's explanation of Christ's attributes as well as the means God used to allow Mary to conceive the Christ Child.

Luke 1:26-1:38 | Fundamentally, Christmas is about God initiating. He sent angels, He chose Mary, He invited shepherds and wise men to celebrate, and ultimately, we are reminded that God came to those in need at Christmas. Jesus came to the humble and still comes to those who recognize that they're spiritually bankrupt and He alone can rescue. Many, like Zechariah, can't believe it. Others, like M...

Luke 1:26-1:38 | As we study the angel Gabriel's announcement that Mary has been chosen to give birth to Jesus, we will learn how God favors his people in a way that is similar to how he favored Mary. We will also give an overview of Gabriel's explanation of Christ's attributes as well as the means God used to allow Mary to conceive the Christ Child.

Luke 1:5-1:25 | Christmas. Again. It can feel a lot like just going through the motions instead of feeling the emotions that you'd expect in this season. Awe. Wonder. Even joy often escapes us. As we start our series on Advent, we get to encounter a group of people who experienced something that was (un)expected and it gave them new hope.

Luke 1:5-1:25 | Be filled with awe and wonder all over again at the link between the prophecies of the OT and the fulfillment of them in the NT - beginning with the birth of John the Baptist. The circumstances surrounding his birth are mysterious, inspiring and faith-building!

Luke 1:5-1:25 | Have you ever had to wait for someone to respond and you weren't sure if they got the message? That is so often how we feel when we pray, we wonder if God even got the message. But as we enter into this Christmas season, we are reminded that even when we don't see or hear what God is doing, he is at work answering prayers and bringing about his perfect plan.

Luke 1:5-1:25 | Luke's Gospel opens by foretelling John the Baptist's birth. He introduces us to John's parents who are described as both righteous and childless. This text helps us wrestle with what will come of our faith when we face difficulty? If you serve God for what you can get, you're actually serving yourself (that's the prosperity gospel not the biblical gospel). Christians aren't free f...

Ephesians 1:7-1:10 | While the cultural and biblical understandings of redemption are similar, they have very different emphases. Biblically, to redeem means to release or set free, with the implied analogy to the process of freeing a slave - in particular, buying back a slave or captive and making ?"him" free by payment of a ransom. In Christ, this is what God did for us - and because of...

Ephesians 1:7-1:10 | The grand story of the Bible is all pointing us to see Jesus! The whole story is about Him, what he has done and what he is still going to do. And in this period of waiting we get a part to play in God's grand story.

Revelation 22:1-22:5 | The Bible begins in a garden (Genesis 1-2) and ends in a garden city (Revelation 21-22). The ending of the story isn't one of getting things back to the way they were but even better than they were. We will see God face to face and joyfully find God-glorifying pleasure in the work of our hands. Not only that, our lives now are not about waiting to die to go to heaven but rat...

Ephesians 1:7-1:10 | While the cultural and biblical understandings of redemption are similar, they have very different emphases. Biblically, to redeem means to release or set free, with the implied analogy to the process of freeing a slave - in particular, buying back a slave or captive and making ?"him" free by payment of a ransom. In Christ, this is what God did for us - and because of...

Genesis 1:14-1:19, Genesis 1:23-1:24 | As we look at the greatest story ever told, we quickly come to our greatest problem. The problem of sin and separation from God dominates the storyline of Scripture and it is intended to teach us something about the sin in our lives. It shows us our helpless state and our great need of a Saviour.

Genesis 1:14-1:19, Genesis 1:23-1:24 | As we look at the greatest story ever told, we quickly come to our greatest problem. The problem of sin and separation from God dominates the storyline of Scripture and it is intended to teach us something about the sin in our lives. It shows us our helpless state and our great need of a Saviour.

Ephesians 1:7-1:10 | While the cultural and biblical understandings of redemption are similar, they have very different emphases. Biblically, to redeem means to release or set free, with the implied analogy to the process of freeing a slave - in particular, buying back a slave or captive and making ?"him" free by payment of a ransom. In Christ, this is what God did for us. Ephesians 1:7-10 exp...

Genesis 3:14-3:19, Genesis 3:23-3:24 | As we look at the greatest story ever told, we quickly come to our greatest problem. The problem of sin and separation from God dominates the storyline of Scripture and it is intended to teach us something about the sin in our lives. It shows us our helpless state and our great need of a Saviour.

Genesis 1:26-1:28 | It was Bobette Buster who said, "Narrative is our culture's currency; he who tells the best story wins", and she's absolutely right. As we embark on a four-week series on The Greatest Story we begin with the first of four major movements in the Bible: Creation. God made a good world and gave His image-bearers a good purpose: to create and cultivate culture, and in so doing, ref...

Genesis 1:26-1:28 | It was Bobette Buster who said, "Narrative is our culture's currency; he who tells the best story wins", and she's absolutely right. As we embark on a four-week series on The Greatest Story we begin with the first of four major movements in the Bible: Creation. God made a good world and gave His image-bearers a good purpose: to create and cultivate culture, and in so doing, ref...

Genesis 3:14-3:19, Genesis 3:23-3:24 | As we look at the greatest story ever told, we quickly come to our greatest problem. The problem of sin and separation from God dominates the storyline of Scripture and it is intended to teach us something about the sin in our lives. It shows us our helpless state and our great need of a Saviour.

Genesis 1:26-1:28 | It was Bobette Buster who said, "Narrative is our culture's currency; he who tells the best story wins", and she's absolutely right. As we embark on a four-week series on The Greatest Story we begin with the first of four major movements in the Bible: Creation. God made a good world and gave His image-bearers a good purpose: to create and cultivate culture, and in so doing, ref...

Mark 9:33-9:37 | The attitude and posture we carry are critical as we step up & out to help others by meeting their needs (Luke 10). Today's text will guide us to a deeper understanding of what's truly important as we engage the will & work of God and His Kingdom.

Jude 1:17-1:24 | Have you ever spent so long on WebMD that you convinced yourself you had a disease? We as Christians can spend so long thinking about all the different doubts that people have, that we can forget the confidence that we have in Jesus. The book of Jude reminds us to hold fast to the faith that was delivered to us and gives us very practical ways that we can do that and show that mer...

Genesis 1:26-1:28 | It was Bobette Buster who said, "Narrative is our culture's currency; he who tells the best story wins", and she's absolutely right. As we embark on a four-week series on The Greatest Story we begin with the first of four major movements in the Bible: Creation. God made a good world and gave His image-bearers a good purpose: to create and cultivate culture, and in so doing, ref...

Acts 17:22-17:34 | Ever wonder how we help someone see the good of the gospel, especially if one finds oneself talking to a tough, unfamiliar crowd? Isn't it our good fortune that Dr. Luke recorded Paul's trip to Athens in Acts 17 for us to learn from the master?