Looking forward to what God has for us next year can bring both excitement and fear. God's people experienced something similar approaching the Promised Land. We will learn from their mistakes as we anticipate 2018.

Happy New Year! Can you imagine what amnesia would be like? Not knowing who you are and surrounded by strangers? In these verses Peter addresses an amnesia we all face: Identity Amnesia. That is, forgetting who we are in Christ.

Isaiah 9:6-7 is one of the most famous prophecies about the coming of the Messiah. The picture that is created in these verses is the picture of a coming king. This week we see that the king, the Messiah, is the Prince of Peace.

We know that Jesus is the Son of God. However, Isaiah 9:6 says he will be called "Everlasting Father". How can Jesus be both the Son and a father?

Christ was to be titled Mighty God. What kind of person would someone expect Him to be?

Isaiah 9:6-7 is one of the most famous prophecies about the coming of the Messiah. The picture that is created in these verses is the picture of a coming king. This week we see that the king, the Messiah, is a Wonderful Counselor.

Paul wraps up Galatians with a powerful summary of the entire book. He reflects on how we should treat one another, the danger of the Judaizers, and the centrality of the cross.

Perhaps the best test of whether we are living based on the freedom we have in Christ, has to do with how we relate to others.

Last week Paul called us to live in freedom, which meant loving others. This week he clarifies the nature of that freedom and love.

Last week Paul argued that a believer’s spiritual heritage is a heritage of freedom, not slavery. This week he builds on that argument by showing us what freedom is.