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God’s humble messenger (John the Baptist)
One of the greatest men of all time, according to Jesus, is John the Baptist. Yet in so many ways he is an enigma to us. He lived in the desert, wore weird clothes, ate weird food and wasn’t afraid to offend people, even the governor and his wife! Yet this eccentric man was also profoundly godly. In the tradition of an Old Testament prophet he fearlessly called people to repent and get ready for the arrival of the Messiah. But he was also deeply humble as he consistently pointed people to Jesus and flatly refused any special attention for himself. His greatest joy was to see other people following Jesus: “He must become greater. I must become less” was his modus operandi. May we be as faithful in pointing others to Jesus in our day.
Christmas Miracles
Listen as we consider two great miracles that we can celebrate at Christmas.
Jesus is the Light
Listen as we marvel at God’s gift of light, given to us who were lost in darkness.
Good news of great joy
Listen as Pastor Dave looks at Luke 2:8-21. The birth of Jesus is good news of great joy!
Four very personal questions
The 2016 “Word of the Year” according to the Oxford Dictionary is “post-truth”. Sadly, truth doesn’t seem to matter in many circles these days. Truth is a matter of personal opinion rather than objective fact. But that’s not the way Jesus understood truth. In today’s passage He calls us to decide clearly between different options, because the consequences of the decisions we make in life have profound implications. He talks about a “road that leads to destruction”, a “tree that is cut down and thrown into the fire”, and a house that “fell with a great crash”. Where are you looking for truth? Because according to Jesus, truth does exist and it really does matter!
The Word
Listen as Pastor Dave continues our advent series by showing how Jesus is the final word to us on God and our sin.
Jesus is the King
Listen as we see why Jesus is a King worth serving. How will you respond to the King?
Andrew Prince: Have a heart
Authentic Christianity sacrificially serves others.
Christian Thankfulness
Listen as Pastor Dave shares how thankfulness is more than just good manners, but actually part of the Christian experience. God’s people are called to be thankful, and we have so much to be thankful for.
“Thank you, Lord!” (Thanksgiving Service)
The old Psalm expresses it like this: “Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.” (Psalm 103:2). It might sound somewhat quaint to the modern ear, but in our so-called “age of entitlement” we can so easily take God’s goodness for granted. We expect life to treat us well and grumble when it doesn’t. Today, the day of our Annual Church Meeting, we want to stop for a moment and consider some of the ways God has blessed us this year… and there are many! Then let’s take a moment to say “thank you”.
Jesus is Immanuel
The Christmas story reminds us that Jesus is Immanuel, God with us. Listen as we consider the implications of this reality for our lives.
The Promised One
We all know the pain of waiting. But what about waiting for over 400 years! God’s people had been waiting for the messiah, the promised one. Listen as Pastor Dave shows how Jesus is this promised one and how all our needs are met in Him.