The moment in Matthew 2, when King Herod orders the massacre of the the babies of Bethlehem in order to kill the infant Jesus is heart wrenching.

But what is really going on? How do we see the powerful hand of God at work, in the midst of evil seeming to triumph?

And what can we learn about Jesus? And how consequently should we live today?

Tim Keller article that Dominic refers to in this edition is here:
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/tim-keller-on-the-church-crisis-that-he-never-had-to-face-as-a-pastor-but-you-do

An introduction to Daily Bible Time. And an invitation to join us for Daily Bible Time. 

Quite a few people make New Years resolutions to read the bible.  And that is a great thing to make a new years resolution about. 

My pattern is to get up each morning at 6am and to put together a short study.  And then to upload it each morning at 7am.  And so you are invited to come with us on this journey through the bible together. 

We will start our year in the book of Acts.  But we will make some occasional detours. 

Let me encourage you - to invite a friend along to join us on this journey.  Tell them about http://villagechurch.sydney/dailybibletime which is where we put up the audio and video version of this program each day and where you can subscribe to us on YouTube or on Audio Podcast.  

As we start the new year, it may feel like COVID is the biggest battle on our hands. But there's actually a bigger, more dangerous battle on right now... and we may not even realise it!

And while it may seem daunting, God has provided all that we need to stand firm in this dangerous battle field. Come join us at Village as Jon Kwan shows us God's spectacular answer in Ephesians 6.

Toby Macgregor continues to help us see the significance of the Christmas Event, looking at the two different responses to news of the birth of Jesus.