Advent Week 2: The Promise Fulfilled – Jesus, God with Us Matthew 1:18-25 Man’s maker was made man that He, Ruler of the stars, might nurse at His mother’s breast; that the Bread might hunger, the Fountain thirst, the Light sleep, the Way be tired...

The Promise of AdventPsalm 80 1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth. 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh, stir up your might and come to save us! 3 Restore us...

The Power of One: Empowered to be Uniquely You The Holy Spirit is given to empower and lead us. 26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings...

The Power of One: The Church at Antioch 19 Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. 20 But there were some of them...

The Power of One: Families Empowered to Disciple Highlights of Aquila and Priscilla Peter’s message: “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy...

The Power of One: Restored for Greatness We have all had moments of great failure, and we live with great regret. What you think about yourself in relationship to those failures is important, but your perception of God’s thoughts about you is most...

God’s Discoverable Hidden Treasure 44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a...

Life: Fallow or Productive?Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23Jesus told a story of a farmer who was sowing seed in a field.1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat...