His Resurrection Brings Hope
December 19, 2021 Jesus’ second and third predictions of His death also point toward the resurrection that will come through the Messiah. This brings into focus the life that comes...
His Glory Brings Joy
December 5, 2021 At the Transfiguration we receive a glimpse of the glory of Jesus that is seen nowhere else in the Gospels before the resurrection. This brings into focus...
His Suffering Brings Peace
November 28, 2021 Jesus’ predicts His death the first time in an unsettling passage that makes clear redemption will come at a cost. The redemptive suffering of Jesus brings into...
Joseph
December 13, 2020 Looking at the birth of Jesus through the eyes and experience of Joseph. Matthew 1:18-25
The Suffering Messiah
December 7/8, 2019 Psalm 22 is one of the most powerful descriptions of suffering in the entire psalter. It is often connected with Christ’s suffering upon the Cross. Taken on...
Word and Deed
December 17/18, 2016 In Luke 4:31-44, Jesus begins His ministry with word and deed, proclamation and demonstration, of the Kingdom of God coming into the midst of the earth through Him. He...
Wilderness
December 3/4, 2016 Entering into the story of Israel, the Holy Spirit leads Jesus into the wilderness in Luke 4:1-13, where He is tested by the devil. His testing shows...
Prepare
November 26/27, 2016 In Luke 3:1-38, John the Baptist appears as a forerunner to the Messiah. John is the Elijah-like prophet foretold, crying out in the wilderness for people to...
All I Want for Christmas is Someone to Believe In
December 20/21, 2014 David wants to build a house for the Lord, but God promises that David’s descendants will sit on his throne forever (2 Samuel 7:1-16). What does...
All I Want for Christmas is a New Beginning
December 13/14, 2014 The Prophet Isaiah speaks of a time of restoration that will come, both of the return from exile and the ultimate restoration through the Messiah yet to...