Episodes

  • Discover Jesus This Christmas

    Discover Jesus This Christmas
    Dec 21 2024
    If we get used to the story of Christmas, we can miss how extraordinary the whole story really is. Our hope for this message is that we can get a new sense of how amazing Christmas really is and bring some life into our celebration. Luke 1:26-38 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Comfort, Comfort #5, Part 2

    Comfort, Comfort #5, Part 2
    Dec 20 2024
    What does it mean to “wait on the Lord”? And how does the need for comfort, a serious need for comfort, coexist with an admonition to “wait on the Lord? The greater the need for comfort, the greater the urgency, right? Isaiah addresses this for us. Isaiah 40:12-31 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Comfort, Comfort #5, Part 1

    Comfort, Comfort #5, Part 1
    Dec 19 2024
    If a friend describes to you something that you’ve never seen, there is a risk that the mental image created won’t match the actual object. Isaiah helps us pursue comfort by challenging us to check the image of the almighty God that we hold. Is it even heading in the right direction? Or is it tragically too small? Isaiah 40:12-31 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Comfort, Comfort #4

    Comfort, Comfort #4
    Dec 18 2024
    It’s so easy to draw a line between power on one side, and tenderness on the other. So how do we reconcile both of those qualities in perfect presentation, combined into one? Isaiah presents the comfort found in digging deep into the sovereignty of God. Isaiah 40:9-11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Comfort, Comfort #3

    Comfort, Comfort #3
    Dec 17 2024
    There is great value in community, being with people who understand and care. But is that the primary source of comfort? Does God work primarily through others? How does that work for the lonely or isolated? We continue our pursuit of Comfort from the book of Isaiah. Isaiah 40:6-8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Comfort, Comfort #2

    Comfort, Comfort #2
    Dec 16 2024
    Comfort is coming, but is there a call for us to prepare for that provision? Is comfort a something we wait for, or pursue? Are we to ignore our circumstances, or is there a different mindset to adopt during hard times? We’ll look at this question today. Isaiah 40:3-5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Prophet of Hope: God Disturbs the Comfortable and Comforts the Disturbed, Part 2

    Prophet of Hope: God Disturbs the Comfortable and Comforts the Disturbed, Part 2
    Dec 14 2024
    Perhaps you're feeling that God has lost sight of you. Perhaps you're frustrated that others who you know aren't following Christ seem to have an easier time than you. God has a word of comfort for you. We need to live in the light of the future hope of the Messiah's return. Zechariah 1:7-17 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • Comfort, Comfort #1

    Comfort, Comfort #1
    Dec 13 2024
    When a word appears twice consecutively in the Bible, it’s meant to emphasize that word. In the Old Testament, God’s people have just been told they’re going into exile. And yet, the prophet Isaiah says “It’s going to be okay.” The Word of God raises us above our circumstances, both then and now. Comfort, comfort. Isaiah 40:1-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    26 mins