Hanukkah remembers a time when God reached down into history and performed a great miracle in Jerusalem. It’s not often that we witness a true miracle such as one day’s worth of lamp oil burning conti...  Read More

You might have thought Christmas was about presents, or peace on earth and good will to man. But at the center of the Christmas message is a God of love who desires to be with you. God wants to spend ...  Read More

The first Christmas changed all of our future days of “What now?” After Jesus returned to His heavenly Father, He sent His Spirit to abide throughout the earth, and even better, directly within His be...  Read More

During Advent, Christians look forward to the birth of the Savior. While Christmas joy rightly peaks at the birth of Jesus, sometimes we forget the Old Testament stories pointing to that moment at the...  Read More

Advent is when we remember God’s promises to send a Messiah and how Jesus Christ fulfilled every prophecy written about Him. Jesus’ birth, life, death, and resurrection made it possible for us to have...  Read More

But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.Ephesians 2:13If we follow Christ, it should be expressed in our relationships with other people. But w...  Read More

The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.Luke 10:2God is at work in the everyday, ordinary places where his...  Read More

He chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ. . . .Ephesians 1:4-5When the apostle ...  Read More

We learn a lot about what community looked like in the early church. It included things like sharing meals, caring for one another, worshiping together, and praying together. The early church took com...  Read More

God has called you for a mission, and he has equipped you with everything you need to carry it out.When Jesus called the disciples, he gave them all they needed to minister on his behalf in the towns ...  Read More

We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.Romans 8:28Jesus points out that God provides abundantly for the birds of the air...  Read More

It can be difficult to show compassion to someone you might despise. It can also be difficult to receive help from such a person. That’s because you would think of that person as an enemy. The questio...  Read More