The AfterWord is back with a new season! 

We kick back off with three questions that will be central to our discussions moving forward: 

• Is there anything about the context of the passage to explore? 
• What is God like according to the text?
• What difference does that make? 

The gospel is for everyone. 

As we begin our journey through Luke, this truth sets the tone for everything that is to come.

God has graciously given us many means of grace to help us know Him more deeply. One of those gifts is prayer. This week, we consider what God truly desires from us as we come before Him in prayer.

We wrap up our Advent series by looking at the hymn O Holy Night. Though it was written by unexpected authors, it beautifully proclaims the reality that on this most holy night, our Savior came to earth.

Jesus offers us true, eternal joy. Joy to the World turns the truths of Psalm 98 into a hymn that proclaims who Christ is and what He offers to the world. 

So we should respond in one way: with joy!

Inspired by the angels’ appearance to the shepherds in Luke 2, Charles Wesley composed this hymn about the Savior King. 

We zoom in on this hymn with one important question in mind: How does it help us see Jesus?

This Advent hymn has withstood the test of time, sung for centuries and still echoing here in Fort Collins, Colorado.

The main theme it proclaims is that Jesus, our Savior, has come to release us from the captivity of sin and from Satan, our enemy. And our response is simple: rejoice! 

In 1744, Charles Wesley published the hymn Come Thou Long Expected Jesus.

This hymn, rich with theological truth, reminds us of the King who came and who will return, bringing true rest and freedom for His people.