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Jesus quoted Isaiah 61 and claimed to be the promised messiah that would fulfill this Old Testament prophecy. This is no doubt a scandolous claim in an of itself--that a physical person would claim to be God incarnate. But beyond that, what does this prophecy actually mean on the ground? How did Jesus fulfill this prophecy? And what does it mean for us today?

After his temptations in the wildernes, Jesus returns to his hometown in the power of the Holy Spirit, reveals in the synogogue that he is the messiah, and confronts his hearers with their sin. Engaging in spiritual matters with those that we're closest with--family and friends--is one of the most challenging tasks for a believer. Even Jesus' hometown sought to throw him off a cliff after hearing...

In this passage, we see that immediately after Jesus' baptism and public affirmation from the Father, the Holy Spirit leads Jesus into the desert to be tempted. Yet unlike Adam in the garden, Jesus overcame the temptations of the devil. How do we deal with temptation in our lives? How do we overcome temptations as Jesus did? 

How do we know that Jesus is trustworthy? Few take issue with him being a respectable teacher and perhaps even a miracle-worker. But can we trust him to forgive our sin and set us right with God? We see in today's passage that Jesus' identity as the Son of God uniquely qualifies him to be the Messiah, and by his forgiveness, the Father affirms that he is pleased with us.

We are often sold ideas of what the ideal life looks like--it can involve a certain kind of house or car, career or spouse or some kind of fantastic accomplishments. Yet, at the end of our lives, the only things that will matter are the things we do to bring glory to Jesus. He commanded us to "go and make disciples of all nations." What does that look like? Listen in as we invite several people in...

There are two questions that are often paired and, for many of us, are at the heart of our most difficult moments of doubt. "Did God really say?" & "Is God good?" They are tremendously important questions to answer. Join us as we seek to answer these questions.

John the Baptist's role was to prepare the way for the coming Messiah. He baptized others, pointed out their sinful behaviors and called them to lives of humble obedience. How did this point the way to Jesus? And what can we glean from John about how we should live?

When was the last time that you struggled in your relationship with your parents or your children? In today's passage, Mary and Joseph lose Jesus--the Savior of the world, God incarnate--on the way back from a trip to Jerusalem. We see that at the age of 12 Jesus already knew his identity as God's son, and he models for us how to submit to our own parents while also being faithful to the Lord.

He is risen! Forrest Brown walks us through a biblical theology of the resurrection and what it means for the believer.

Join us as we sing and read the biblical account of the crucifixion. 

How do we wait well? Griffin Harris walks us through the lives of Simeon and Anna, who show us how to wait well, even our entire lives, to see the Lord's hand at work. 

In our culture, we highly celebrate those that move from a low class in society to a high class. And yet, when we look at the birth story in Luke chapter 2, we see a massive army of angels singing and celebrating a perfect God who--although he was at the top of the universe--set aside his rights and became a vulnerable human baby born in a dirty feeding trough--one of the lowest stations in life....

What does suffering produce in you? Where do you go when life's circumstances (and perhaps even God himself) press on you? In this passage Forrest Brown highlights how Zechariah's  suffering/punishment led him to glorify God, even going as far as delighting in God himself more than God answering Zechariah's prayers. In our own suffering, can we let it produce in us this kind of focus/desire for th...

Forrest Brown preaches on Mary's visit to Elizabeth and how the Spirit moves in both of them, as well as through John the Baptist, still in Mary's womb. From this passage, we also get The Magnificat, Mary's song in response to God's goodness. As with Mary, God often calls us to step out in faith, even when we don't have the full picture and we don't know how the end will turn out. We may even face...

Forrest Brown compares the prophecies that the angel Gabriel gave to Zachariah and Mary. Through the Scripture, we can know that God hears our prayers and that his word is always trustworthy. Last, we are challenged to respond with faith, not doubt.

Luke was a gentile outsider that was convinced that Jesus was the Messiah, the savior of the world. In his gospel account, Luke aims to provide a detailed account of Jesus' life, death and resurrection and to show them as credible. His purpose is "that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught" (Luke 1:4).

In our world today, there is an overabundance of content; books, songs, movies, news, television shows, tweets, blogs, podcasts, you name it. As Christians who aim to love God with all of our minds, how do we sift through this content to discern what is good from what is not? Tune in as we discuss this topic and grow in the skill of discernment.

Tyler Shirley finishes out the book of Hosea, preaching on chapter 14, which details HOW to be restored to the Lord and WHAT restoration ultimately looks like. 

Forrest Brown preaches on Israel's trust in their diplomacy for safety, their hope in money for their comfort, and their worship of other gods. What are the areas of life that we struggle to trust the Lord with?