There is a Christmas lie that we too often buy into, and that's I can fill the hole in my life with more stuff. And yet Jesus' birth was MORE than we could ever imagine. He brings more joy, more love, and more peace into our lives.

Isaiah looks into the future to tell Judah that it is time to rejoice for their savior is coming soon.

Psalm 72 introduces to the king of justice and righteousness. We crave leaders that can be trusted. During this Advent season we celebrate the King who came to us. 

As we near Christmas - a time celebrating the birth of Jesus - we jump ahead to a time that John records Jesus' first sign (miracle) in his Gospel. As we celebrate His birth, we can't forget how Jesus' ministry and life was defined by how He gave people something better than they had ever had before!

Jesus ditches Joseph and Mary to go to his Father's house. 

In Luke 2, we meet two older people who have spent their life waiting on the LORD. They knew the Messiah of Israel would come soon and enter his temple. They were there waiting for him. 

In Psalm 71, David once again cries out to God for deliverance. David is now an older man who has experienced many hardships. He has not allowed those hardships to make him cynical and bitter but to help him draw closer to God. 

As the angel gives the news to Mary that she will bear the Son of God, it would be easy for Mary to focus on the negatives and the impossibility of what the angel is saying. Yet, her response is quite the opposite...

Zachariah is visited in the temple by an Angel of the Lord and given life-changing news.

Luke as a master historian, writes a detailed introduction to his gospel and the book of Acts. What can we learn from both of these introductions? Today in our podcast we delve into this question.