As 2021 comes to a close, we look back on a year full of blessings and challenges, joys and sorrows, life and death. All people are like grass, here today and gone tomorrow. Yet the Word of the Lord endures forever. Because it does, we can step into the new year with thanksgiving and hope.

The Bible reading for this message is 1 Peter 1:22-25.

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This message is Part 4 in our Christmas series: What Child Is This?

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Already as a child, Jesus’ saving work had begun. He served his entire life as our substitute, perfectly obeying God’s holy Law. Just think of how often we neglect the study of God’s Word. Then look at twelve-year-old Jesus, eager to be in the temple learning more about Scripture. However, he would need to do more than be our substitute. Eventually, he would lay down that perfect life as the sacrifice for our sin.

The Bible reading for this message is Hebrews 2:10-18.

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This message is Part 3 in our Christmas series: What Child Is This?

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The Lord had told Moses, “No one may see me and live.” If sinners cannot even bear to look upon the glory of God, then they certainly could not hope to live with God in the glory of heaven. So, on that first Christmas, God chose to hide his glory under flesh. What Child is this? It is God and man in one person, exactly what the human race needed to deliver it from its enemies of sin, death, and Satan. Christmas Day serves up the deep stuff of Christmas: the miracle and mystery of the incarnation—God became human for us!

The Bible reading for this message is John 1:1-18.

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This message is Part 2 in our Christmas series: What Child Is This?

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Millions of babies are born every year. Yet there is something that sets this Child, whose birth we celebrate, apart from all others. It is not simply his humble beginnings or the miraculous nature of his birth. There is so much more because this Child is the only hope we have for peace and a future. This Child can wipe away every tear and drive away every fear. What Child is this?

An angel answers that question: “A Savior has been born for you.” What a stunning statement! This child looks nothing like what we would expect in a hero-savior. He’s weak, helpless, and mired in poverty. Yet this Child comes to “for you.” This Child is God’s gift given that first Christmas to save…us!

The Bible reading for this message is Luke 2:6-14.

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This message is Part 1 in our Christmas series: What Child Is This?

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By this time of the holiday season, people are often weighed down. They feel guilty about presents that are not perfect, or parties that did not go as planned, or year-end projects that did not get completed. To top it all off, now is when it dawns on people how little attention they have given to the spiritual preparation Advent invites. If that is how we feel, perhaps the frenzy of December has actually done us a favor. We have been stretched to our limits. We have been made aware of our shortcomings. We have been humbled. Perfect! For being made aware of our weaknesses does not disqualify us from God's care. It does the opposite. It is what prepares us for the work he does best. He is a God who lifts up the humbled.

The Bible reading for this message is Luke 1:39-55.

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This message is Part 4 in our Advent series: When the Lord Comes Near.

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The Christmas season is supposed to be about peace, right? Then why is it so peace-less? We have to rush around to buy presents or attend events, plus the normal lack of true peace in our lives only gets amplified with the emotions of the season. How can we possibly find true peace this Christmas season? Look no further than the One who came to restore peace between God and mankind—our King Jesus!

The Bible reading for this message is Philippians 4:4-7.

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This message is Part 3 in our Advent series: When the Lord Comes Near.

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People tend to feel a lot of pressure this time of year. We want our houses to look good for out-of-town guests. We want to impress people with the thoughtfulness of our gifts. What a welcome relief, therefore, to hear what is required to meet the Lord: only repentance. You see, Jesus is not someone we need to impress with our good works. Indeed, repentance is the opposite of work. Repentance is the humble admission of our sin combined with the joyful trust that everything needed to bring us close to God has already been done by him.

The Bible reading for this message is Luke 3:1-6.

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This message is Part 2 in our Advent series: When the Lord Comes Near.

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What would it be like to meet God? We know he is almighty and holy. He loathes sin. No wonder that when God appears to his Old Testament people, their first response is typically terror. But when Jesus Christ came into our world, he hid his glory and power. He humbled himself so that sinners would be drawn to him rather than driven away in fear.

The Bible reading for this message is Luke 19:28-40.

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This message is Part 1 in our Advent series: When the Lord Comes Near.

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We lift our eyes heavenward with longing for the return of Christ the King. We long for his return because the life of a Christian is often filled with struggle and difficulty and the effects of sin, whether ours or that of others. For this reason, a Christian could easily lose hope, but in Christ the King, the Christian already has victory over this world and the certainty of life eternal in the heavenly courts of Zion, where we will remain with Christ our King forever. To Christ the King who loves us and poured out his blood for us on the cross be all glory forever and ever!

The Bible reading for this message is Revelation 1:4b-8.

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While stewardship of our finances isn’t the only part of stewardship, it is a part of it. God’s Word encourages us to use all of the financial gifts God has given us with an eye on our purpose.

God calls us to live shrewdly with the blessings and treasures he's given us. Yet what did Jesus mean when he encouraged us to be shrewd? Who is someone you know that is a positive example of shrewdness? In what ways are you already shrewd? In what ways are you not shrewd? How can you honor God by managing with intention the gifts he has given you? May God bless us and strengthen us as we live a God-lived life—a life lived shrewdly!

The Bible reading for this message is Luke 16:1-15.

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This message is Part 4 in our series: A God-Lived Life. This series is adapted from a stewardship series developed by WELS Congregational Services.

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