Simeon and Anna waited on the promise from God for decades. To the outside observer, it looked like foolishness to keep hoping in God's coming salvation. Until one day, a young couple came into the Temple to perform what the Law required for their baby.

Before Jesus is born, John is born. Before moments of great renewal, God sends forerunners to prepare his way and announce his coming. God invites us to follow him into the wilderness so he can shape us into the forerunners he is calling us to be.

This is our Advent series: God With Us. Throughout Advent we look back to Jesus' arrival in the world so that we can prepare ourselves for a fresh arrival of God in our midst today.

In this message Joey preaches from Matthew's genealogy about Jesus as the solution to the world's story and to our personal stories as well.

This week a panel of speakers share about God's heart for orphans. They address common misconceptions about foster care and adoption, and ways to get involved.

Life is full of storms. Our hope is not for perfect weather, but in the One who has authority over the wind and the waves.

Guest speaker, Ryan Moore, shares about the work he leads with Builders International, which partners with churches and missionaries around the world. Every believer is called to join the mission Jesus has given us to bring the gospel to the ends of the earth.

Joey preaches from Colossians 1:13-20 about the supreme worth and value of Jesus over all the idols of this world.

Water baptism is about being joined to Jesus, so that his death, resurrection, and ascension become our own. And not only are we joined to Jesus, but we are also joined to his church.

Also included (on the front end) is a statement Joey made on how Christians should pray for the situation in Israel and Palestine.

This week Josh speaks prophetically about what true renewal is, and what it is not. The coming renewal is about the natural activity of the church taking care of widows and orphans. And the supernatural life of God bringing the dead to life.

This week we contrast the "Life Together" model of Jesus' ministry with the typical ministry of most American churches: "The Spectator Event" model. True Renewal isn't only about the miraculous, it will also be about ordinary life together.