In the closing message of "A Connected Christmas," Student Pastor, Ryan Blackburn, looks at the fulfilled promise for Simeon that he would live until he saw the Messiah.

A Connected Christmas Part 3 | We look at the traditional Christmas Story in Luke 2 when centuries of promises are fulfilled with the birth of Jesus. The understated way God chose to send Jesus to us is outlined in this message.

A Connected Christmas Part 2 | In Luke 1, we see the angel announce to Mary that she will carry and give birth to the Messiah. The announcement of the presence of Jesus was enough to make Baby John the Baptist leap in Elizabeth's belly. It was enough to make Mary sing in praise. The presence of Christ produces pure and true worship.

In a time when we feel disconnected, Christmas 2020 reminds us that God did what was necessary to connect with humanity by sending Jesus to be born in Bethlehem. After 400 years of silence, God spoke to a man named Zechariah through an Angel to announce he would have a son and name him John. Zechariah's obedience was part of God's plan of redemption, reminding us that Obedience Connects us to seeing God's will take place.

I has definitely been a year unlike any other. As difficult as 2020 has been, it would be easy to give in to the temptation to feel there is nothing to be thankful for. Psalm 107 reminds us of 7 things we can thank God for no matter what the circumstance.

In Romans 12, Paul shifts from the doctrine of God's grace in the first part of the book (chapters 1-11), to now focus on the duty to live in light of Grace in chapter 12. The Grace of God changes everything, not just our eternity, but our here and now!

In Romans 12, the Apostle Paul turns the attention from the doctrine of God's grace, to our Christian duty in light of God's Grace. God's grace changes everything. Because of Jesus, our lives and our world is never the same.

What do I do when I don't know what God is doing? This is the struggle of the Christian life. We constantly live in the tension between faith and doubt. We trust Him for our forgiveness and for our eternity, but struggle for the daily things. We live with the question in the back of out heads, "Can I trust God?". Paul's Doxology in Romans 11 reminds us just how big and capable God is and that He can always be trusted.

Every good story has a good ending. The finale of the story of Jonah is open-ended which leaves us wondering, "Where's the rest?" The book ends with God asking a question of Jonah that each believer must internalize and answer for themselves. "Will you love others the way I love them? In this message, we examine how to avoid a self-centered faith.

In the game of golf, there's a wonderful gift of grace called the Mulligan. A Mulligan is a do-over -- a second chance when you blow a shot. In real life, it would be great to have a mulligan. Thanks to God he offers grace and many times He offers second chances. In Jonah 3, we see Jonah get a second chance to obey God. God also offers a second chance to Nineveh to turn to Him. God's grace never runs out... It is always running after us.