Recently, Adele broke the record for digital downloads in a week when she sold a whopping 1.11 million copies of her hit single, "Hello." In reality, her hello is just a sad good-bye, because her hello is about a distance that can't be overcome. In Luke 2:1-20, we find God's hello, and it's so much better than Adele's, because God's hello came in the form of Emmanuel, and it meant that his presence with us bridged the gap between us.

Recently, Adele broke the record for digital downloads in a week when she sold a whopping 1.11 million copies of her hit single, "Hello." In reality, her hello is just a sad good-bye, because her hello is about a distance that can't be overcome. In Luke 2:1-20, we find God's hello, and it's so much better than Adele's, because God's hello came in the form of Emmanuel, and it meant that his presence with us bridged the gap between us.

Recently, Adele broke the record for digital downloads in a week when she sold a whopping 1.11 million copies of her hit single, "Hello." In reality, her hello is just a sad good-bye, because her hello is about a distance that can't be overcome. In Luke 2:1-20, we find God's hello, and it's so much better than Adele's, because God's hello came in the form of Emmanuel, and it meant that his presence with us bridged the gap between us.

What sets good musicals apart from bad musicals is how well the actually songs blend with the rest of the story, and in the last half of Luke's first chapter, we find that the 2 songs fit perfectly because they are sung by people who were living lives pointed toward Jesus and not just periodically for Jesus. What about us? When we praise, does the song we sing match the life we're living, or, like an awkward musical, does the song seem out of place to those around us? Paul shares 7 marks of a life pointed toward Jesus. How will you measure up?

What sets good musicals apart from bad musicals is how well the actually songs blend with the rest of the story, and in the last half of Luke's first chapter, we find that the 2 songs fit perfectly because they are sung by people who were living lives pointed toward Jesus and not just periodically for Jesus. What about us? When we praise, does the song we sing match the life we're living, or, like an awkward musical, does the song seem out of place to those around us? Paul shares 7 marks of a life pointed toward Jesus. How will you measure up?

What sets good musicals apart from bad musicals is how well the actually songs blend with the rest of the story, and in the last half of Luke's first chapter, we find that the 2 songs fit perfectly because they are sung by people who were living lives pointed toward Jesus and not just periodically for Jesus. What about us? When we praise, does the song we sing match the life we're living, or, like an awkward musical, does the song seem out of place to those around us? Paul shares 7 marks of a life pointed toward Jesus. How will you measure up?

What sets good musicals apart from bad musicals is how well the actually songs blend with the rest of the story, and in the last half of Luke's first chapter, we find that the 2 songs fit perfectly because they are sung by people who were living lives pointed toward Jesus and not just periodically for Jesus. What about us? When we praise, does the song we sing match the life we're living, or, like an awkward musical, does the song seem out of place to those around us? Paul shares 7 marks of a life pointed toward Jesus. How will you measure up?

Birth announcements used to be boring and involve bubble gum cigars. Today, they're creative and viral, and people react to the news in very different ways. Some scream, some laugh, some cry like a baby. When God sent the angel Gabriel to make 2 birth announcements in Luke 1:5-38, it was no different. Learn how the different reactions of Zechariah and Mary can help us respond the right way to the things that God is telling us now.

Birth announcements used to be boring and involve bubble gum cigars. Today, they're creative and viral, and people react to the news in very different ways. Some scream, some laugh, some cry like a baby. When God sent the angel Gabriel to make 2 birth announcements in Luke 1:5-38, it was no different. Learn how the different reactions of Zechariah and Mary can help us respond the right way to the things that God is telling us now.

Birth announcements used to be boring and involve bubble gum cigars. Today, they're creative and viral, and people react to the news in very different ways. Some scream, some laugh, some cry like a baby. When God sent the angel Gabriel to make 2 birth announcements in Luke 1:5-38, it was no different. Learn how the different reactions of Zechariah and Mary can help us respond the right way to the things that God is telling us now.