Luke 10:25-37 — Jesus is showing us what we are really like so that we can see how beautiful the Gospel really is, and then extend the Kingdom of God into the world.

Matthew 11:25-30 — We want to be a city of refuge to those burdened by the world, the church, and the law of God, because Christ promises a place of rest to those who come to him in their brokenness.

Acts 17:22-34; 1 Corinthians 9:19-27 — Without compromise, the Church is called to contextualize the gospoel to our culture because that's what Jesus has done for us.

1 Timothy 3:16-4:5; 1 Corinthians 13 — Our mission is to preach the truth to a world that hates it in the sacrificial beauty of love, because that's what Jesus did for us.

Matthew 28:18-20 — Our mission is to go out with all of the authority and power of Christ to bring dead people to life and then teach them to do the same.

Colossians 3:1-17 — From the starting point of salvation God renews us into the divine likeness through worship, Christian education, and community.

Hebrews 12:18-29 — Worship helps us to remember who God is, what God has done for us, and shapes us into who we really are.

John 6:35-59 — Because Jesus is, has been, and will continue to be our portion in this life and in the life to come, we look forward with great expectation as he sustains us to eternity.

Isaiah 27:2-13 — Between the two advents, God is grafting us into Christ, he is growing us through suffering, and he is gleaning for eternal life.

Isaiah 25:6-12 — In this Advent season, we are to remember that we are waiting for the end of sin, the end of death, and the end of suffering forever.