Gabriel's announcement to Mary in Luke 1 points to the eternality of God the Son, the importance of the virgin birth and the significance of the name Jesus.

Jesus Christ is more than just a footnote in human history. As the firstborn, Jesus Christ ranks above all of creation, is supreme and is God himself. He is Lord over all that exists.

Is anxiety a sin- Whether or not anxiety is sinful is determined by what you do with your anxiety. Consider what Christ did as the hour of the cross approached. Peter calls on us to cast all your anxiety onto God and this sermon gives six steps on how.

John tells us that we love God because he first loved us. Paul expresses the same truth when he tells us that -while we were enemies of God, he reconciled us.- God's forgiveness is deep and wide, however, our choices still carry consequences even after forgiveness.

Understanding the immensity of God's love for his children changes our understanding of the goodness of God. The love of God is trivialized when we trivialize the seriousness of our sin.

The book of Ecclesiastes answers the most common question asked by man by a king who spoke from personal experience. His conclusion comes after having tried every other solution offered by this world.

-Humility is the road to pleasure- -C.S. Lewis- seems to run contrary to our natural way of thinking. However, by God's design, humility is the potent force in bringing to the Christian a life of joy, pleasure and satisfaction. God opposes the proud and will exalt the humble.

Peter's first letter discusses the how God protects, fortifies and matures us spiritually. God uses his Word, conveyed through the church as taught by pastors to brings us to where we need to be and spare us from the fangs of the devil.

The Word of God is the means by which our Lord brings about renewal and transformation to us.

Peter addresses the church by addressing the pastors in 1 Peter 5 and outlines how imperative the church is. As pastors fulfill their jobs of oversight and example, the community of believers are fed and grown.