Who can be saved? Is there anyone who cannot enter into the God’s kingdom? Jesus declares himself to be the door and says that all are welcomed who is willing to believe. Jesus is the door into an entirely new and transformed life. This is why Jesus claims that he came to give us life and to give it to the fullest.

Why is the world so full of darkness? It is because the world is in desperate need of Jesus. He is the one who declared himself to be the light of the world. This means that we no longer have to walk in the dark, nor do we have to tolerate the dark. We can walk in the light, and bring that light to all those around us.

Can we trust Jesus? How often do we forget that he is remarkably good to us? Jesus declares that he is the bread of life. He declares that he is the only one who is able to fully satisfy us and provide for what we need.

Christmas is a reminder that even though we are dirty and sometimes a little hard to be around, Jesus came to welcome us back into his presence. He came to bring back access to the Father. This means that though we live in a broken and dirty world, that the things that separated us from God were handled by Jesus and he works as our priest to bring us true and lasting joy.

What does love look like? Love looks like Jesus. And he showed us perfect love through the Christmas story. Christmas means that all of the old things have passed away and something new has come. All of the hate and brokenness has been undone in Christ and he was the beginning of a new creation where all things are once again made right and love triumphs. Jesus is our king of love.

Who is Jesus? Why did Jesus come? Jesus, God in the flesh, came as a little baby to grow up and die for our sins on the cross. His birth is the reason we can have hope and we celebrate Christmas this year as a time of hope.

Is it possible that all the lacquer smothered on the Christmas story has taken the bite out of it? Has Jesus been reduced to a warm, fuzzy feeling and excuse to shop and eat? Hebrews is written to reclaim the true greatness of Jesus. Jesus is not a baby we talk about during the holidays to conjure up good vibes. Jesus is the supreme prophet, the owner of all things, and the exact imprint of God’s being. He is not a prophet, he is THE PROPHET.  

We begin our advent series by reminding ourselves that Jesus came as the Prophet of Peace, in an effort to remind ourselves that Christmas declares that Jesus is supreme over all. 

NOTE: There was minor glitch toward the end of the sermon where point 3 (Make Christmas about Jesus) is briefly clipped.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

How far does forgiveness go? Can Jesus forgive the darkest moments of your life? The Bible shows us that the grace of Jesus goes far beyond any evil.

What does it mean to make Jesus Lord? What areas of your life does Jesus want? Jesus talks more about money than almost anything else in the New Testament and maybe that's because Jesus had something bigger in mind. Jesus wants you, the whole of you.

Bringing in a brand new series pastor Ricky is introducing to us some of the rhythms that our Rooted participants are learning. These are fundamental activities that followers of Jesus fall into. So, where should Christians start? One of the first rhythms is that of prayer and devotion. This is time praying and reading the word of God.