Emmanuel: Matt 2:13-23
What hope do we find at the end of the Christmas when the decorations all come down? Is there hope in this passage of a refugee family in the midst of slaughter?
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- Jan 3, 2023Emmanuel: Matt 2:13-23
Emmanuel: Matt 2:13-23What hope do we find at the end of the Christmas when the decorations all come down? Is there hope in this passage of a refugee family in the midst of slaughter?
- Dec 18, 2022Choice
ChoiceIn the dark days before Christ's birth, Joseph had a choice to make. The easy way--the one that would bring disgrace to Mary but leave his own honor intact. Or choose to believe, but take the path of controversy, shame, and hardship. We all have to make the same choice--what do you do with Jesus, with Emmanuel, God with Us?In the dark days before Christ's birth, Joseph had a choice to make. The easy way--the one that would bring disgrace to Mary but leave his own honor intact. Or choose to believe, but take the path of controversy, shame, and hardship. We all have to make the same choice--what do you do with Jesus, with Emmanuel, God with Us?
- Dec 11, 2022Witness: Matt 11:2-11
Witness: Matt 11:2-11When witnessing to the power and personhood of Jesus, his disciples are called to tell others what they have seen and heard. The true power of faith in Jesus is found in the joyful truth of all the wonders that Jesus has worked in our lives and throughout the world. Today we celebrate the joy of looking back on what Jesus has done and looking forward to all that is to come. When witnessing to the power and personhood of Jesus, his disciples are called to tell others what they have seen and heard. The true power of faith in Jesus is found in the joyful truth of all the wonders that Jesus has worked in our lives and throughout the world. Today we celebrate the joy of looking back on what Jesus has done and looking forward to all that is to come. avitt.
- Dec 4, 2022Prepare: Matt 3:1-12
Prepare: Matt 3:1-12John’s message in Matt 3 is certainly dire and one we would rather avoid. It is easier to read this text and disassociate from the “brood of vipers,” justifying our reading by assuming this isn’t for us. But what if it is? How do we react if John calls us to repentance? Perhaps we start by remembering a call to repent is a warning grounded in a desire for success, mercy, and grace rather than judgment and anger.
