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5 mins read|12/23/21Let us ponder the Son, the precious Son of God, given as a ransom and sacrifice for us, that we too might be called children of God.
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13 mins read|12/22/21Gideon’s “foolish” weaponry of clay jars and shofars will give way to the Messiah’s “foolish” ways of doing things, for his weapons will be humility, fidelity, and, above all, the word of his Father.
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12 mins read|12/21/21Isaiah speaks to our time. He speaks to our rejoicing now and an anticipated joy-filled future. Christ’s coming, Christmas, brings them both.
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11 mins read|12/20/21Because of Christ, we find safety and healing in the light. Because of Christ, we do not have to be afraid of the truth that his light reveals.
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12 mins read|12/20/21To understand the Nativity we need to grasp the Jewish nature of Christmas. God sent his Son into the womb of a Jewish virgin, to be born in a Jewish town, and to be crucified with a sign over his head that reads, “Jesus the Nazarene, the King of the Jews,” in order that salvation might go forth to all people from him.
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17 mins read|12/19/21What would the world be like without Christmas? That is, what would it be like without the declaration of Christmas: “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord”?
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12 mins read|12/19/21All the redeeming in God’s Word ultimately points to the first-born, only Begotten, who redeems the world.
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10 mins read|12/19/21The text is not a legalistic set of principles. It is a description of the way things are for us, now that Christ has entered in.
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11 mins read|12/19/21Luke does not say much else about Anna, especially in comparison to Simeon. But the fact that he mentions her suggests she has something to teach your hearers today.
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