‘Naming’ Jesus
November 21, 2021 Peter boldly declares who Jesus is and this becomes the pivot of Jesus’ turn toward Jerusalem. Peter’s declaration calls us to respond to Jesus. Matthew 16:13-20
The Messiah Heals
May 9, 2021 Three stories of healing – a man with leprosy, a centurion’s servant, and Peter’s mother-in-law – help us see how healing is part of Jesus’ mission. Matthew...
Messiah, Magi, and the Nations
December 27, 2020 One of the promises about the Messiah was that the nations would stream toward him. This vividly happens in the story of the magi, or wise men,...
Zechariah
April 5, 2020 Prophesying at the same time as Haggai, and during the return from exile recorded in the book of Ezra, Zechariah rebukes the people for breaking the covenant...
Micah, Part 1
February 22/23, 2020 Prophesying at the same time as the prophet Isaiah, Micah addresses the coming destruction of the northern kingdom of Israel by the Assyrians, while also giving a...
The Eternal Priest
December 14/15, 2019 Psalm 110 offers one of the most unique descriptions of the Messiah who would come as both king and priest. Referencing the story of Abraham’s encounter with...
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...
The Beloved Anointed of God
November 30/December 1, 2019 Psalm 2 brings us into the conflict between raging nations and God and His people. The Messiah – literally, ‘the anointed one’ – is named as...
Restoration and Embodied Sexuality
November 23/24, 2019 This message explores the fourth and final chapter of this series with restoration in Jesus Christ. Jesus the Messiah has brought redemption to us through His death,...
Redemption and Embodied Sexuality
November 16/17, 2019 This message explores the third chapter with redemption in Jesus Christ. Jesus the eternal Son enters into the fallen cosmos in a real body as Messiah to...