SERIES: Advent TEXT: Luke 2:1-20 MESSAGE: “Responding to Jesus’ Birth” ———————————————————- “None of the children knew who Aslan was any more than you do; but the moment the Beaver had spoken these words everyone felt quite different…At the name of Aslan each […]

SERIES: Advent TEXT: Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18-21 MESSAGE: “Experiencing Jesus In The Struggle” ———————————————————- “The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come.” — Dietrich Bonhoeffer “The […]

SERIES: Advent TEXT: Isaiah 53:1-4; John 1:10-11 MESSAGE: “Beholding Jesus in a Weary World” ———————————————————- “…even though every text does not name or refer to Jesus, He is implied in every text since the events and people of every text are part […]

SERIES: Advent TEXT: Isaiah 9:6 MESSAGE: “Knowing Jesus In the Loneliness” ———————————————————- “You try to sleep but a chill seems to have crept into the room—and into your heart. The old longing rises unbidden, the longing for someone who isn’t there. That […]

SERIES: Advent TEXT: Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:1-6 MESSAGE: “Seeing Jesus In the Silence” ———————————————————- “We do not start at Genesis 1 and work our way forward until we discover where it is all leading. Rather we first come to Christ, and he directs […]

SERIES: “Counterfeit gods”  TEXT: 1 Corinthians 16:1-2; 2 Corinthians 8:1-9 MESSAGE: “The Empty Promises of Money” ————————————————————- Q: How can we make money into an idol? “…money can be a surface idol that serves to satisfy more foundational influences. Some people want […]