Philippians 2:1-11, 1 Peter 5:5b & Proverbs 3:34

We need to detox from pride and rededicate ourselves to humility.

Psalm 51:1-2, 7 & Mark 1:14-45

Lent has long been understood as a time of spiritual cleansing and renewal, of detox, and this begins with repentance which is at the heart of Jesus’ message and is the theme of Ash Wednesday

Matthew 13:44-45

We don’t find God on our own, we find God because He has first found us.  What we do is respond by “finding God back,” and what this looks like is making God the center of our lives.

Nita Hanson, from God’s Hidden Treasures, brings us our message today.

Are You Willing?

Luke 15:8-10

There is a world of people out there who have not yet been found and God calls us to join his search party.

Luke 15:1-7

Each of us experiences “lostness” and God seeks to find us and to grow us ever deeper into our “foundness.”

Matthew 2:1-23 & Various Old Testament Passages

The Old Testament Prophets spoke of the coming Messiah in many ways including the fact that kings & rulers would come to him and also of the events following his birth.  The gospel of Matthew tells the story of when these things came to pass.

Luke 2:1-21 & Various Old Testament Passages

The Old Testament Prophets spoke of the coming Messiah in many ways over hundreds of years, and the gospel of Luke tells us the story of the night that the time finally came for him to be born.

From the 4 pm Service – T’was the Night of First Christmas by Wes Haystead read by the Orchard Kids

Isaiah 7:13-17 & Matthew 1:18-25

The Prophet Isaiah spoke of the Messiah who would one day come bringing love, and the angle that appeared to Joseph told him that his son would be the Messiah and proclaimed that love.

Isaiah 9:1-7 Luke 2:8-15

The Prophet Isaiah spoke of the Messiah who would one day come bringing joy, and the angle that appeared to shepherds announced his birth and proclaimed that joy.