Running Pastor

As we look at the death of Christ we see the omniscience, sovereignty and love of God. We also see the obedience, glory, and love of Christ. Both should make us rejoice greatly!

In John 18:33-37 we see Pilate's trial and questioning of Jesus. Jesus' answers to Pilate's question tell us a lot of things that help us to understand Him and His mission here on earth.

Before we received the Lord's Supper together we looked at 1 John 4:7-21 to see John showing us several amazing thing's about God's amazing love!

In 1 John 4:1-6 John calls us to "test the spirits" as he reminds us that many false prophets and teachers are led by "the spirit of the antichrist" rather than the Holy Spirit.

In 1 John 3:19-24 John gives us another test of true Christianity and helps us apply this to times when we doubt whether God could love or accept us.

in 1 John 3:11-18 John once again calls us to love one another, but this time gives us examples of what this looks like, and what it doesn't. He also makes clear to us where this love comes from. Hint: It isn't from us mustering it up inside of us!

IN 1 John 2:18-27 John warns the recipients of his letter about "many antichrists that have come." He tells us who they are, why we should be aware of them, and how we can protect ourselves against their teachings.

As we continue working our way through 1 John we look at chapter 2::12-17 to see where our identity lies, and why this is another reminder of why we should abstain from loving the things of this world.

As John continues to use the main theme of "God is light" he now gives us three distinct ways to know whether or not we are Christians. Are you walking in these ways?

In 1 John 1-2 John gives us a big theological statement "God is Light, and in Him is no darkness at all." Then in a very pastoral way he goes on to apply this to 1. identifying false-teachers 2. considering our relationship with God.

I am convinced that John was a man that loved being loved by Jesus, and in this letter he is writing to others to make sure that they are not led astray by false teachers. This week we are introduced to the author and look at some big claims in the first 4 verses

As we finish up "Zechariah's Song" from Luke 1:67-79 we see what John's role is going to be in Jesus' ministry, what Jesus will offer when He comes to visit us, and why God was willing to offer us all of this!

On Christmas Eve we looked at the first half of Zechariahs prophecy/song found in Luke 1 (known as "The Benedictus") and will look at the second half of it on Sunday December 29th. It is all about How God left Heaven to ransom sinners like us.

On the Sunday before Christmas Bro. Zach takes a look at Isaiah 9 to see where the people of Israel were and where the Messiah was promising to take them when He came. We also see these places paralleled in our lives!

In Matthew 24:45-51 Jesus tells us what it means to always be ready for His second coming, for the second advent.

As we celebrated week 1 of Advent this year we looked at Jesus' teaching that we shouldn't be looking for signs to tell us when to get ready, but should always be prepared for His coming!