"A Call to Restoration" was this year's theme for New Mercy Community Church. Let us examine what restoration look like in God's perspective and how it is being reflected in our lives. | Matthew 2:1-12 (NRSV)

Christmas is a Promise that He will always Save and He will always be with us. | Matthew 1:18-25

Faithful waiting is not passive. Faith waiting is active participation in witnessing and testifying the birth of our Savior. | John 1:6-9,19-28

Being a part of God's plan has consequences. These consequences are simultaneously profoundly burdensome and radically liberating. In fact, they open up life in a way as to make it far richer and fuller. | Matthew 1:18-25

We will be looking at the crucial role of surrendering to God in the life of Mary, Jesus' mother. For it was only in her surrender that the promise of the Messiah was fulfilled. | Luke 1: 26 - 38

Life is about waiting. | Isaiah 25:6-9

Gratitude is a disposition that must be deliberately practiced and cultivated over time. And just like the other spiritual disciplines (e.g., prayer), gratitude forged is a bastion of nourishment to our faith and life. Giving thanks is no mere platitude; it is one of the fundamental markers and pillars of faith that is alive and well. | Philippians 4:4-9

The heart of Biblical Gratitude is Grace. | Luke 17:11-19

Thanksgiving and remembering are inherently related. One cannot give thanks without remembering. We must remember who God is and remember well because this is how we magnify Him. | Psalm 69:30-33, Deuteronomy 8:10-20 (NRSV)