Josh kicks off our sermon series 'Locating Ourselves' exploring how our sense of place informs our cultural identity, and what this means as followers of the One who had no place to lay his head.

John Mclean shares a powerful testimony of the presence of Christ in the ordinary, mediated through those around us when we trust in him by faith.

Alongsiders International inspired and encouraged us with stories of grace and hope and their vision to see every vulnerable child partnered with a 'big sister' or ' big brother.'

Stan explores how God often comes to us through ordinary human kindness, so acts of selfless hospitality (given and received) become moments where the divine is quietly present, sometimes “entertaining angels unaware.”

Stan unpacks how trusting human power, like King Ahaz did, leads to fear, while God calls his people to trust the covenant promise revealed in Immanuel, “God with us.”

Josh reflects on how the incarnation is a divine affirmation of the dignity and worth of each person, even in all the messiness of the human experience. At Christmas, the sign that “God is with us” calls us to embody Christ’s redeeming love by nurturing human dignity in a world that often diminishes it.

Jeremy, reflecting on Isaiah 35 and the kids pageant explores the different between expectation and anticipation, and finding joy in the unexpected places.

Josh invites us to let the Christ Child rekindle peace in our world and in our own hearts, calling us to protect the vulnerable, heal our inner child, and participate in God’s vision of a world where all children can thrive.

Chris Clarke explores Jesus’ world-renewing second coming bringing justice and the fullness of God’s reign as heaven and earth are made new. Because we know how the story ends, we are called to live hopeful and ready: embodying justice and mercy in the ordinary rhythms of our lives.

Jeremy wraps up our 'Being With' series, exploring how being with God is not something we achieve, but how it is something that the "With-Us-God" (Immanuel) does.