The Academy - Pastor Bradley Joseph Hales hosts a special presentation for this month's session of The Academy.

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She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”  - Matthew 1:21

“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” – Luke 2:11

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign  over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”  - Luke 1:32-33

And Zechariah said to the angel, ”How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”  And the angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news .”  - Luke 1:18-19

“There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. “ – John 5:32

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16

“Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,  to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. “ – Jude 24-25

And Jesus answered them, ”Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.  And blessed is the one who is not offended by me.”  - Matthew 11:4-6