The Christian life as a race. The encouragement of the heroes of faith who have gone before. Looking to Jesus, considering Him, lest we be weary and fainthearted. Hebrews 12:1-3 Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith 12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside…
This message calls us to consider the uniqueness of Christ’s conception and birth. He became the Founder of a New Creation. Just as the Holy Spirit was active in the original Creation, so He was active in the Conception of Jesus, The Son of God, The Holy One. He was set aside as Holy so…
This message outlines the fact that God’s people had known his mercy in returning from the Exile, but they had become complacent and distracted, so He calls them to active repentance in order that the Temple of God might be built. The Command to Rebuild the Temple 1 In the second year of Darius the…
Jesus grew as the Son of Joseph the carpenter of Nazareth who was a model for his (and our) human life.