
When we see where God is actually headed with all of us, He equips us to run from “Fake Jesuses” and towards the true Jesus and His victory.

We all know what we think we need—food, security, respect, a life that finally comes together—but Jesus in John 6 cuts straight to the question underneath: what do we really need, and why do we keep mistaking the temporary for the eternal?

O Christmas (Faith)Tree is something very special: a celebratory service at 8:00 p.m. on December 8 that interweaves favorite Christmas carols and songs — both old and new and in a range of styles — with the story of Christmas that runs from Genesis through Revelation.

Right in the Christmas story, we read the incredible mystery and wonder of what God has done for us.



Even timeless Christmas traditions ultimately prove… less than timeless. Is there anything we can really hold onto?



When we feel so far removed from the things to celebrate, can we still have a reason to rejoice?

Do we understand the fullness of what God is going to do? Definitely not.

Jim Krenning takes us to back to Acts 2 to think about how God gives His Spirit to us.

Are we going through ritual expecting nothing can be done or are we ready for God’s Word to redirect us?

Tonight we look at Isaiah 27 to better understand how Christmas fulfilled long given promises and is a turning point for all of us.



While the four Gospel writers tell us much about what happens at Christmas and we’ve explored that this Advent in our series Four Told, the rest of Scripture speaks either to the coming of Christmas or reflects back on its significance. The Twelve Days of Christmas give us an opportunity to reflect on the multifaceted meaning of Jesus’s birth.


How did Mary wrap her mind around who Jesus is? How do we?
