Every week, Christ's Church gathers to celebrate His incarnation. How do we celebrate? Like the angels, we celebrate by announcing the good news, ascribing glory to God, and advancing peace on earth. 

Like the shepherds on the night of Christ's birth, we gather in response to good news. Like the shepherds, we gather because God invites us and meets us. But unlike the shepherds, it's not a one time event for us. We gather at God's invitation and in expectation of God's presence weekly(!) on a day more significant than December 25 - the Lord's Day.

"To all who did receive [Christ], to those who believed on His name, He gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God."

We who believe are family, not because of natural descent or natural desire, but because of supernatural delivery. 

Yahweh gave His people three offices to help lead them in the way of righteousness: prophet, priest, and king. The problem is that the leaders were as unrighteous as the people. So, God gave His promise: He would send a Shepherd who would be the true Prophet, Priest, and King. He would be Yahweh Tsidkenu: The Lord Is Our Righteousness.

Yahweh Shalom provides peace to His people through His presence, His power, His promises, and ultimately, His Person.

"Yahweh Yireh" means The Lord Will Provide.

Yahweh Yireh provides the test(s) we need, the faith we need, and ultimately, the Substitute we need.

God's names represent His being, reveal His nature and character, and rescue His people.

The name El Shaddai means "God Almighty" and reveals that God is able to reach us where we are, able to rewrite our stories, and able to redeem us forever.

God's names represent His being, reveal His nature and character, and rescue His people.

The name Adonai reveals that God is the Lord who rules everything that is, owns everything we have, provides everything we need, and demands everything we are. 

God's names represent His being, reveal His nature and character, and rescue His people.

In Moses's encounter with God in Exodus 3, the Lord reveals His covenant name, Yahweh, the self-existent, unchanging, and faithful God. 

God's names represent His being, reveal His nature and character, and rescue His people.

Genesis 1 reveals God as Elohim, the transcendent, personal Creator of the universe.