Two years after His birth, the Wise Men found Jesus and worshiped Him, presenting Him with the best gifts they could offer. Will we also come to Jesus to bring our praises and the best we can give? Considering all that He has done for us to give us salvation, He is worthy!

Mary was a nobody to the world, but she was chosen by God to bring Jesus Christ into it. She willingly obeyed and accepted responsibility. We, too, might be globally insignificant, but God has tasked us with the responsibility of sharing the birth, life, and death of our Savior to those around us.

To begin preparations for Christmas, our "God with Us" series kicks off by recognizing Joseph's righteousness that made him worthy to be Jesus' father on earth. Pastor Kevin directs us to Matthew 1:18-25 and gives us valuable context of the times.

In the first argument against "Gospel plus" (Galatians 3:1-5), Paul uses the Galatians' own experiences of salvation to prove that the law isn't going to save them spiritually. Today, our experiences with Christ's salvation can be a powerful message when we are spreading the Good News.

In today's social climate, our words hold immense power, so Jennie Straight takes to Scripture to remind us that, as Christians, we have an important responsibility. Because we represent Jesus, it is our responsibility to carefully control what we say and speak with love and truth, as our Savior would.

Part 2 of Jennifer Urban's message finishes detailing the 3-step method to help us spread the Word, including what notes to make in our sharing bibles and the last step, 5 questions to lead to the point of decision.

Part 1 of Jennifer Urban's message points reasons we may not share the Gospel of Jesus, but that our success as Christians depends on doing so. So, she outlines the first 2 steps in a 3-step method to help us spread the Word: ask questions and share scripture.

In the second half of Galatians chapter 2, Paul is outraged by Peter's hypocrisy and confronts him. Peter had stopped eating with Gentiles in favor of pushing them to follow Jewish laws, and as a church leader, others followed him. He added to the Gospel, which Paul condemns as complete heresy. We still have heretics to contend with today, so we must be on our guard and speak out.

In the first half of Galatians chapter 2, Paul meets with the apostles in Jerusalem to ensure that the Gospel being preached was the same, though he and they have differing target audiences (the Jews and the Gentiles). The apostles gave their blessing and encouragement for Paul to continue preaching and helping the poor. In the words of German theologian Rupertus Meldenius, "In essentials, unity; in nonessentials liberty; in all things, charity".

In the second half of Galatians chapter 1, Paul explains to the people that his call to ministry and the gospel that he preaches did not come from any human source. Instead, Paul’s call came straight from Jesus Christ. In looking at our own call and conversion stories we must not take Paul’s account as a blueprint for how ours should have gone; rather, we each have a unique conversion experience and call to ministry.