This week we celebrate Easter by looking at Paul's encouragement to the church of Thessalonians as we see how the resurrection of Jesus Christ gives us hope for life after death.

Jesus teaches us to expect opposition when we follow Him. This week we look at the instructions Christ gives us in how we ought to encounter gospel opposition from others and what that means practically for us today.

This week we continue in the gospel of Matthew with Jesus's command to his disciples to proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is at hand. We look at what the message is that we are to proclaim, how Jesus demonstrated God's kingdom through His ministry, and how we can share the good news with the world.

This week we look Jesus's command to his disciples to "pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest." We see that the harvest is still plentiful - that there are many people who have yet to receive the good news; we see that the first step for us to take is to pray for more laborers for the harvest - that the burden is not all on us; and we see the compassion of our Lord Jesus who longs for us to be united with Him.

This week we focus on Jesus's desire and power to forgive our sins. By first forgiving the sins of the man who was paralyzed, Jesus teaches us that the most fundamental problem that we have is that we've sinned against God, and our most essential need is for God to forgive us of our sins. Praise be to God that He has forgiven us through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross!

This week we return to the gospel of Matthew and look at three separate accounts of Jesus healing others. We see that not only is Jesus able to heal us of our physical and spiritual illness, but He also desires to heal us, and He has the power to heal us completely.

Wrapping up this advent season, we look at how Jesus was born the true King over all of mankind. We see this week that Jesus is the king over our lives, over our hearts, and over the nations.

Continuing in our series, we look this week at Zechariah's song of response when his son (John the Baptist) is born. We see in his prophetic message that God visits us with mercy, to fulfill His promise, and to bring His salvation.

This week we look at Simeon's song in response to meeting the infant Christ. We see that for those who long to see Jesus, He can be found by those who are led by the Holy Spirit, those who long for comfort, and those who are looking for salvation.

This Advent Season, we are looking at the songs of joy found in Luke, and we begin this week with Mary's song (The Magnificat). We see in Mary's song that we need to rest in God's promises, reflect on His grace in our lives, and be amazed at His power.