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Jesus was born to be king over every nation, kingdom, and people - including you and me.The wise men traveled long distances to find the creation-revealed king born in Judea.After receiving the prophetic word for his birth in Bethlehem, they bow down and honor Jesus as king.Christmas is about believing and witnessing the arrival of Jesus, God’s King, for all people.But it’s not just about that - Christmas is also about rejoicing in the king and his kingdom.

All glory be to Christ,
His rule and reign we’ll ever sing

We say “merry Christmas,” our British friends say “happy Christmas,” but why be either? What is it about Christmas that is supposed to make us so merry, happy, nicer (!), down right joyful? The answer, for the hope filled Christian in December, is the gospel. The gospel is why we are merry, why we are happy; the gospel is where our joy comes from. It is precisely this good news that was proclaimed by angels; that a baby was born in Bethlehem, and that the baby was Christ the King, God’s Son, Jesus. O come Ye Merry on Sunday as we work through the Christmas story, as told in the book of Matthew. O come Ye Merry and behold the wonder of the birth of the promised child, the Savior.

Listen to a 14 minute update for what's happening at Seven Mile Melrose this advent season.

Have you ever looked at the genealogies (or family trees) in the Bible and wondered what to make of them? We will begin our Advent sermon series, *Fulfilled: The Arrival of Jesus,* this Sunday, by looking at Jesus’ family tree in Matthew 1.1-17. We’ll see that God’s mission moves through even the most messy and mangled family tree.

As we gather for worship on this Sunday before Thanksgiving, we’ll hear God’s word in Psalm 100: “Know that the Lord, he is God! It is he who made us and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.” Then, we will hear specific ways that God has been merciful, kind, and gracious to our church over the past year.

In the face of frequent injustices in our world and even brokenness in our relationships, we get a vivid parable from Jesus that relates to us. This story presents prayer as the faith-filled antidote for these times we are in -as we await the return of Jesus.Luke 18:1-8

After healing ten lepers, Jesus speaks to two groups of people regarding when the Kingdom of God will come. One group was very religious and expected God’s kingdom to come with great signs and visibility. Another group, Jesus’s own disciples, were concerned with timetable and prone to look all over for the kingdom. As we hear the story this week, we’ll see that there’s one answer for both groups of people: Look at Jesus!
Luke 17.20-37

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As we have been preaching through the book of Luke, we have seen many different responses to Jesus: wonder, fear, anger, devotion, and opposition.In Luke 17:11-17, we will see Jesus giving mercy to 10 men without qualification. Interestingly, only one of the ten men returns to praise God and give thanks to Jesus.This passage will challenge us to have missional optimism and also remind us to continually remember how Jesus has brought us near him by his mercy, not our own qualifications.

Jesus huddles up his disciples and gives them four key instructions. These are essential., pragmatic, and reality-based instructions on being a disciple of Jesus.These words have been preserved for us, so they can be passed right on down to us today. This Sunday we will make sure we hear these and understand their pertinence to us. The outcome of knowing these things will be preparation for daily obedience as one of Jesus’ disciples.

Luke 17:1-10