God can do anything with anyone, from anywhere. This is the reality Mary confronts when an angel appears to her, revealing that she will soon be pregnant with the long-awaited Messiah. A similar announcement already caught Zechariah on the back foot. Will Mary’s response be any different?

Advent is officially here. Over the next four weeks, we will journey through Luke 1 as God breaks centuries of silence. It all begins as Zechariah, the high priest, receives a startling revelation that his barren wife, Elizabeth, is pregnant. Join us at 10:30 am as we dig into it!

As we close out our series in Nehemiah, we reach the point where we typically expect a fairytale ending. But as Chapter 13 unfolds, it’s anything but that. We see the people slide back into destructive habits and sins, while Nehemiah returns to the city he rebuilt, now in chaos.

After all the hard work and obstacles, the people reach the moment they’ve been waiting for this entire time. it’s dedication day and the people celebrate the start to their new life in their newly rebuilt city.

The story of Nehemiah is beginning to come to its close. After having just confessed to a ridiculous pattern of habitual sins through the generations, the remnant in Jerusalem now makes a firm commitment to return to the Lord in holiness, justice, and sacrificial worship as they begin their new lives in their rebuilt city.

With the wall complete and the truth of God’s Word before them, the people enter into an intentional time of confession that recounts the story of God’s faithfulness in the wake of their unfaithfulness.

In our series through Nehemiah, the rebuilding project is reaching its end. The breaches are closing, and the city of Jerusalem is nearly ready to welcome the exiles from faraway lands. However, this doesn’t stop Nehemiah’s enemies from making a few final attempts to destroy him and end the initiative. As their efforts inevitably fail, we see God glorified and the wall finally completed.

As the rebuilding of the wall continues, the moral damage in the hearts of the people rises to the surface. This leads Nehemiah to take corrective action, calling out massive injustices being carried out by richer Jews against the poorer ones.

The people are actively and feverishly rebuilding, but as they do, they are faced with steep opposition from their enemies. This comes in the form of both ridicule and threats. But in the face of the opposition, they keep their focus on God, who will fight for them, leading to a pivotal turning point.