Jerry walked us through the seven sayings of Jesus on the cross for our time of confession of sin.

Scott preached a powerful Christmas message from Luke's Gospel. If you are tempted to be bored or numb to the Christmas story, this would be a great message to invest time listening to. Pray that the Holy Spirit refreshes our hearts as we draw near the Son of God lying in a feeding trough.

(You can watch the full message here.)

Greg shows us the significance of the names "Jesus" and "Immanuel."

Civil obedience should be the normal and happy lifestyle of the Christian. However, any time an human authority asks us to disobey God we must obey God instead.

(You can watch the full message here.)

Scott talks about how we should be grateful for all the blessings God gives us.

(You can watch this brief message here.)

The story of the death of Ananias and Sapphira should keep us from overly idealizing the early church and sober us concerning our own sin.

(You can watch the message here.)

Jerry reads through Matthew 6 where Jesus warns us of practicing our righteousness before others in order to be seen and praised by them.

The early church had grace enabled generosity that was motivated by the gospel not guilt.

(You can watch the message here.)

Greg reminds us of how Christ alone is the grounds of our acceptance before God.

Main idea: God is sovereign over all things (including your enemies) so why be afraid to love well and evangelize boldly?

Outline:

1) God is Sovereign Over Creation

2) God is Sovereign Over Scripture

3) God is Sovereign Over Suffering, Persecution, and Evil

4) God is Sovereign Over Sanctification

(You can watch the message here.)