As we begin our Advent journey we will focus on Biblical hope and how it leads us to expectantly wait for both the birth of Jesus and the future second coming of our Savior.

Being thankful to God is pretty easy during the good times but Paul urged the church in Thessalonica to be thankful in any situation. We'll take a look at how this is even possible.

David was a passionate warrior for God. Followers of Christ will do well to follow his example and be passionate warriors for Christ.

Our passion for God can show itself in many ways. We'll take a look at the amazing behind the scenes passion of Priscilla and her husband Aquila.

In the imagery of a grape plant Jesus compared himself to the vine and his people to the branches. The branches need the vine to be able to produce good fruit. We will look at how important it is to stay connected to Jesus.

Jesus' amazing claim of being the way, the truth, and the life came in the midst of his concern and preparation for his disciples and he continues to prepare a place for every one of His followers.

We live in a world of life and death, the joy of life and the agony of death. Through the story of Lazarus we see that through Jesus we can experience spiritual victory over death.

A good shepherd protects and even lays down his life for his sheep and that is exactly what Jesus is willing to do for every one of us.

This week Jesus makes the comparison of being the gate in which the sheep (people) must go through in order to experience eternal protection. There is no other way into the sheep pen.

The contrast of light and darkness is a continual theme throughout the Bible. Jesus made the claim that he was the light. Let’s explore what Jesus meant by making that claim.