Monday, January 25, 2016

Life of Jesus: Undercover Boss

There was nothing physically about Jesus that made Him look different from any other man.  He didn't have a supernatural glow, "no beauty or majesty that we might be attracted to him" (Isaiah 53:2).  But when He began to teach, people immediately realized that this was no ordinary man.  He was different from their teachers of the law, and He is different from every other religious figure who ever walked the earth.  Why?  His authority.  For the next few weeks, we'll be examining how Jesus revealed His authority during His ministry on earth.


Monday, January 18, 2016

Life of Jesus: Stepping Into the Calling

All of the story we've told so far--from creation to the promises given to Abraham and the Israelites, every heroic victory and every humbling disaster--culminates in the life of Jesus.  "In the past, God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son...

We will be going through the life of Christ by studying the Gospel of Mark.  This week, we looked at how, even though Jesus did not need to repent from sin, He still lived as our perfect example for repentance and stepping into the invitation to take hold of the Kingdom of God.


Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Re-Focusing for 2016

This past Sunday, we had our annual vision message.  This year, it was simple: let's re-focus on the covenant we affirmed at the beginning of last year.