Midtown Church

God sits on His throne, not reacting to the events of this world, but sovereignly orchestrating a perfectly organized plan. A plan that requires a uniquely worthy individual—Jesus Christ, the Lion of Judah, the Lamb of God. In Revelation 5, we see heaven and earth longing for God’s plans to be fulfilled and praising the Son of God for His unique role in it all.

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When challenging or chaotic times, people always ask the question, “Where is leadership?” The question indicates our need for competent, capable leadership with the capacity to address the challenges effectively. We live in a broken chaotic world. Amidst the turmoil around us, we often wonder, “Where is God? Is he in control?” Answers to these questions are found in Revelation 4, a chapter that shows us who’s unquestionably in charge, what it means and why it matters.

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Together we explore how renewal begins personally in the heart, expands through renewed leadership, and ultimately leads to corporate renewal within God’s people, like ripples spreading across water. We will be using the story of Israel—especially the reforms under King Josiah in 2 Kings 21-23. As we enter a new year, the invitation is to consider what personal, leadership, and communal commitments God may be calling us to make so that His Spirit can bring ongoing, life-giving renewal day by day.

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In this text we will explore who Jesus Christ is, that he is preeminent over creation, preeminent over his new creation, and that he is the one who reconciled us to God by the blood of his cross. 

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What child is this? How do people respond to the newborn king? When a new monarch ascends to power, some will celebrate, others will remain indifferent, and some will oppose him. The same reactions are seen when reading Matthew's account of the Magi visiting the newborn King in Matthew Chapter 2. The question worth considering this Christmas is, what is my response to the birth of this King? Am I a worshipper? Am I indifferent? Or am I hostile toward him?

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When the Christmas story is paired with the first carol many children learn, “Away in a Manger,” it can sometimes be reduced to little more than a charming bedtime story. Yet while this beautiful carol captures the warmth and emotion of Christmas, the Christmas story itself is far more than something merely “cute.” It tells, in profound and deliberate detail, how God drew near to humanity to “deliver and redeem a people for His own possession.”

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In this four-part Advent series we are looking at four Christmas Carols and the history behind them. But most of all, we will consider the Scripture that motivated being written in the first place. Today we begin with Joy to the World, a song written by Isaac Watts and prompted by his reading of Psalm 98. 

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This passage ends Jesus' letters to each of the seven churches of Revelation. In this letter Jesus writes to the church in Laodicea and calls them lukewarm and says that He wants to spit them out of His mouth! In this message we consider who Jesus is addressing exactly, the relevance to the church today and what the solution to lukewarmness is. 

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All of Jesus' letters to the churches in Revelation are encouraging but Jesus' letter to Philadelphia, like His letter to Smyrna, is encouraging in a different way. In this message we look at four ways Jesus encourages the church so they continue to hold fast to what they have so no one seizes their crown. 

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