Christmas for the Weak and Small (Luke 2:8-20)
Christmas brings God’s glory to the weak and small, and gives us the two things we need most: praise and peace.
Advent
The Ordinary, Extraordinary Birth
Jesus’ birth shows that God hasn’t given up on us, and has acted on our behalf.
The Big Story: Rescue (Matthew 1:18-25)
God has acted by coming among us in person to rescue us.
The With-Us God (Matthew 1:18-25)
Jesus is the unexpected, miraculous with-us God who saves us from our sins.
The Book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:1-17)
The genealogy tells us that the birth of Jesus is a new beginning and the fulfillment of all of God’s promises. It also tells us that Jesus is not ashamed of sinners.