Jesus' ministry is initiated with John's baptism.

Four hundred years between the Old and New Testaments pass with little unfolding in God's upper story. There is still much happening in the lower story, but the Jews have to be patient and wait for God. Waiting is hard...but sometimes our wait is just as God planned it!

We talked about rebuilding the temple and this week will be about not only rebuiling the walls around the city, but of the rebuilding process of the people themselves. Everything in the Old Testament is leading to something bigger: a coming Messiah.

Have you ever stopped to think about how you arrrived where you are today? Or, looking back at the decisions that led you to this point in your life? If you have stopped to reflect on your life that way, the story of Esther will resonate with you.

What is your priority? The Israelites lost their priority through the years and God used other nations to help them find it again. WE are God's priority and He sent His son to die for us because He loves us. Shouldn't we make God our priority?

In God's story everything that happened points to God's desire to be with us, even the destruction of Jerusalem and the fall of the kingdom. So often, we forget that God is right here. Don't get so focused on what is in front of you that you lose sight of God.

This is the begining of the end for the nation of Israel. Their desire for sin and their lack of desire for God led them to this point.

After the Kingdom was torn in two, God's messengers did their best to intervene. But the people continually chose to chase after false gods.

Questions submitted by the congregation are answered. Questions include: How do Christians show the love of Jesus to homosexuals? and Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God?