In today’s Advent message, we reflect on the love given to us by Jesus. We will turn to Matthew 1:18-25 and highlight Joseph as a powerful example of the “good love that labors for good.” As Joseph models God’s kind of love, which is active, sacrificial, and obedient, not merely emotional. Faced with what would…
This sermon reflects on the first Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Hope, through Luke 1:26-38, the announcement of Jesus’ conception. Advent is a season of anticipation, preparing our hearts to remember Christ’s first coming and to hope for His return. The message emphasizes the difference between worldly, wishful hope and the sure, confident hope…
Have you ever been in a situation where peace was hard if not impossible to find? Have you ever found yourself in a place where you were in fear of what would happen next? Today we see how God works in such moments in our lives, and how we can have peace in the most…
On this Sunday of Advent, we discussed how love lives courageously when life wants to run away. We did this by looking at examples of from the birth of Jesus. Especially the example of Mary. Love overcomes fear. How can we share the love of Christ to help others overcome this Advent? (Audio Only)
THINK: About the troubles, we all face in this life, and whether God has ceased to be good. KNOW: Understand God hasn’t changed one bit, and He can use the most crummy, sad, and hard situations in our life to bring something good. Even if we don’t see it presently. We know who Jesus is,…