The God of the Bible is not passively waiting on the sidelines; He is a God who pursues us. He reveals Himself to all who are truly seeking.

Most of us have never known a time in our lives when our world has become so unmoored from everything we once defined as normal and leaned on for security and a sense of peace. Jesus Christ came as the Prince of Peace in order that we know that as a reality in our lives and world.

In our pain, we long for a God who speaks, who breaks the silence, who relates with us. God moved into the neighbourhood and He spoke definitively through Jesus. Jesus presents to us the true character of God. Jesus didn't just bring God's message, He is God's message to the world.

Jesus willingly assumed the position of a servant for our benefit. The God of Christmas is neither lofty nor exalted; rather, He descended by emptying Himself.

While the Israelites experienced freedom from Egypt, they were not free to go their own way. Their freedom was a transfer of allegiance. They were now set apart/sanctified as God's own people. This introduces us to the doctrine of sanctification. The New Testament teaches that when we encounter Christ, we are freed from our sins, and set apart for God's purposes.

Vision Weekend Pt. 2 - Part 1 of this year’s Vision Address concentrated on the ways Satan is tempting the Church to be DISTANT from God. This weekend, in Part 2, examines the ways Satan is tempting the Church to be DIVIDED as Christians and DISTRACTED from our God given mission. 

The annual state of the church address alerts us to some of the ways Satan is seeking to mess with the good things God is doing in us and through us as Christians and as a church. Then shows what our loving and good Lord calls us to do about it.

The tenth and final plague along with the institution of the Passover proclaim the concept of substitutionary atonement. This section of Exodus offers one of the clearest depictions of the gospel. Jesus is our Passover lamb and we are saved from God's judgment through the shed blood of Christ.