Is suffering redemptive? Does something always good come from our pain and how does that affect the way we approach suffering? In this follow-on sermon from our Christmas Day message, Jonathan Shanks unpacks seven questions that arise from the raising of Lazarus.

Thousands of years ago a baby was born in Bethlehem. His name was David, and though he rose to be Israel’s champion, he sinned and let us down. Two thousand years ago, another baby was born in Bethlehem—Jesus. Benjamin Shanks preaches on the carol O Little Town of Bethlehem, showing how Jesus is our true champion.

Jesus came to bring joy to the world! Rachel Ford recounts a joyful story of triumph in a softball game, which points us to the truly joyful story of Jesus’ coming to earth.

Even from His birth, Jesus had a very clear destiny when He came to earth. Richard Ford unpacks the destiny of Jesus on the cross and how the song What Child is This helps us understand the Jesus’ atonement for us on the cross.

Have you ever been excited to receive a visitor? Daniel Spiritosanto unpacks the classic Christmas carol Hark the Herald Angels Sing in our ninth message in the Why We Sing series. Jesus is Emmanuel—God with us. He came to live with us and He does not leave us by His Spirit.

Israel knew a thing or two about waiting—they waited 400 years in Egypt, 40 years in the wilderness, 70 years in exile, and 400 years for the coming of the Messiah. In the 8th message of our “Why We Sing” Christmas series, Virginia Mathews unwraps the beautiful poetry of Come Thou Long Expected Jesus.

The value of an item is determined by the price that someone is willing to pay for it. In this Christmas message, Melanie Noble unpacks O Holy Night, showing us how the death of God’s son to redeem us gives every single human being inherent worth in the eyes of God.

Christmas began in the heart of God, but it only finds its fulfilment when it reaches your heart. Andrew Dawkins preaches an evangelistic message on the beloved classic “Away in a Manger,” calling us to come to Jesus to “fit us for Heaven to be with Him there.”