There's a perception that the only place where injustice exists is in society at large, and we can easily forget that without care, it can creep into the church as well.  However, it is rarely a quick onset.  Unforeseen injustice is often a slow series of errors that reek of the hallmark from our enemy's strategy.

Although we know God to be righteous and perfect and that there is no one greater than Him, we don't exactly live like we believe that is true.  If we really believed it, might we not order our lives around God differently?

The stories for Mary and Joseph would change forever with the announcement from the angels. Their response to God's interruption should serve as a model for how we respond when God changes our plans as well.

The magic of Christmas is regularly celebrated with family and friends and all the reminders of God's love shown to us in the giving of his Son.  However, the real wonder of God's gift is only ever truly appreciated when we're reminded that God sent His Son while we were still in darkness still in rebellion and basically not even looking for God's Messiah.  The greatest wonder is that He still offers us Jesus today.

Jesus as the Messiah is a treasure worth searching for.  The story of Jesus’ 1st Jerusalem visit is met with a prophetic pronouncement of God’s sovereign provision for a light to the Gentiles.  This One prophesied as a branch from Jesse will be a banner for all peoples.

The contrast between the kings from the East and king Herod couldn't be more drastic.  We will see that it is their perspective on power and authority that will determine how they respond to the birth of the King of kings.

"your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."

The Apostle Paul in closing his first letter to the Thessalonians reveals God’s will for us in adopting an attitude of Christlike thanksgiving. Today we’ll discover how our thankfulness should continue to point us and others to Jesus.

“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence – continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill His good purpose”

God has called his followers to pattern their lives after His desires and will.  This obedience onto holiness is most easily seen in how we treat ourselves and each other when it comes to sexual purity.  And it begins by knowing God.