Pastor Tim continues our series, “the Weary World Rejoices.̶1; This week, we will look at what the story of the Gabriel and his messages for Zechariah and Mary tell us about our own wait to see GodR17;s work in our lives.
Pastor Tim shares a message from John 20:30-31 to close out “Closed Doors̶1; by reflecting on how the signs contained in the Scriptures are for us and how we are a sign to others.
Thinking about ThomasR17;s story should encourage all of us as we struggle with doubts throughout life. Join Pastor Tim as he shares a message from John 20:24-29 on Thomas and JesusR17;s love for the disciple even in his doubts.
Join Pastor Tim this week as he shares from John 20:22-23 on how Jesus equips us even in our weakness and brokenness.
Have you ever spoken boldly about your faith, only to find yourself later asking if any of it is real? Even John the Baptist, who once pointed everyone to Jesus as the promised one, sends messengers in Luke 7 to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?̶1;
What is the true Spirit of Christmas? This year, weR17;re going to be thinking about how the Holy Spirit works throughout the story of JesusR17;s coming and what His continued work means for us today.
WeR17;ve all felt the pull to add one more pious act—fast a little longer, pray a little harder—convinced the right combination will finally make us right before God. In Matthew 9, JohnR17;s disciples bring that same assumption directly to Jesus, and his answer reframes not just the practice of fasting but the question of what season weR17;re actually living in.
We all reach for something we can actually recognize and hold on to—some concrete person or presence we can truly know, not just a philosophy about. That hunger is exactly what John 1 puts its finger on: the Word who was with God in the beginning became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth.
When you prepare a small dinner and twenty guests arrive unannounced, you wish youR17;d known what was coming—yet knowing what to prepare isnR17;t the only kind of readiness that matters. Luke 1 tells of a righteous priest who knew exactly what God expected of him, yet when God himself appeared with news heR17;d prayed decades to hear, he found himself unprepared to simply listen.
Deep down, even people who come to God carry a fear that He will eventually give up on them — that sooner or later theyR17;ll be shown the door. That fear is exactly what Jesus meets head-on in John 6.