The With-Us God (Matthew 1:18-25)
Jesus is the unexpected, miraculous with-us God who saves us from our sins.
Advent
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.
In Whom Do You Trust? (Isaiah 7-9)
Our only hope is to rely on, of all things, a baby sent by God.
At the End of Hope (Micah 5)
When there’s no hope, God sends an unlikely King as Savior of the world.
Where God Lives (John 1:14, Colossians 2:12)
In Jesus, God has moved back into this Godforsaken world.