For Christians the birth of Jesus is not just an historical event to be marked on Christmas Day but is an ongoing story of the way that God is at work in the world. The period of Advent leading up to Christmas is for many an important time for us to reflect. Central to our…
This week is the final part in our life together series. As we pattern our lives on the Way of Jesus, we’re called to be a people who follow in the way of hospitality. Jesus literally ate and drank his way through the gospels, ministering around tables. Join us this week as we seek to…
Luke 24:44–53 (NLT) 44 Then he said, “When I was with you before, I told you that everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and in the Psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. 46 And he said, “Yes, it was written long…
Luke 24:1–12 (NLT) 1 But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. 2 They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. 3 So they went in, but they didn’t find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 As they stood there…
As we worship and welcome King Jesus into our lives, He calls us to stand and live righteous lives because His kingdom is coming. Reading Phillip Adams – Tick, tock – referencing the doomsday Clock (a cold war icon – Founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein and University of Chicago scientists who helped develop the…
Luke 19:1–10 (NLT) 1 Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. 2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. 3 He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the…
Luke 18:15–30 (NLT) 15 One day some parents brought their little children to Jesus so he could touch and bless them. But when the disciples saw this, they scolded the parents for bothering him. 16 Then Jesus called for the children and said to the disciples, “Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them!…