Acts 9:32-43 || Jesus’ miraculous healings fill us with hope in the tragedies and pain of the here and now as they point to the bigger and better realities of salvation and what is to come.

Acts 9:19-31 || When Jesus saves us He redeems our purpose too, reawakening us to our originally created call, which not only motivates a changed life but also infuses meaning into each moment of it.

Acts 9:1-19 || Blind in our sin, Jesus lovingly interrupts our condition with His eye-opening grace.

Acts 8:26-40 || God calls us to rise and go in pursuit of leading others to Jesus and coaches us through this passage on how to do so effectively.

Acts 8:9-25 || To enjoy the free gift of God we must humbly come under the gospel and it’s power rather than over it or around it as a means to our own end.

Acts 8:1-8 || Because God is sovereign, in our suffering we have an opportunity to leverage our pain for the spread of the gospel.

Jesus is the true king whose righteous rule is worthy of our deepest love and allegiance, using His authority to govern, guard, and guide us with His goodness.

Jesus is the true high priest whose self-sacrifice alone can atone for our sin, forever making possible access to God's holy presence once and for all.

Jesus is the true prophet whose voice we desperately need to hear above all others, bringing God's Word to us by being God's Word for us.

As we enter advent we're reminded of what it means to live in the tension between the now of Christ's 1st coming and the not yet of His 2nd coming. We celebrate the light of the long-awaited messiah who has pierced our darkness, and yet, aware of the darkness that still remains, long for more.