I hope you understand this about life: It’s often when we run out that Christ begins. We don’t always feel God’s presence. But he’s here! It’s often when we feel like we have nothing left that Christ begins to make his presence felt. Because that’s when grace kicks in. What’s grace? God’s undeserved love. Before Jesus did his first miracle, he let it become an emergency. He let all other solutions get tried first. That’s often how God teaches us about his grace. No one can receive God’s grace who hasn’t run out. Of goodness. Of strength. Of self-righteousness. When we run out, Christ begins. I hope you can listen to this sermon about Jesus’ first miracle—changing water into wine. Jesus loves you!

Where do you find Jesus? He once said, “Didn’t you know that I had to be in my Father’s house?” (Luke 2:49). Finding Jesus isn’t complicated. You find Jesus wherever you find the Word of God. Jesus is never lost. Jesus is never far away from any of us. He’s always as close as those Bible passages you have memorized. Jesus is always as close as the Bible app on your phone or that Christian friend or pastor who encourages you with God’s Word. If it seems like Jesus is lost, it’s not Jesus. It’s you and me. Come on back. Jesus is waiting for you! I hope you can listen to this sermon: “Losing Jesus, Finding Jesus.” Jesus loves you!

Jesus is the Savior of the nations. Do you realize what good news that is? If Jesus is the Savior of Jewish people in the year 0, how many of us are included in that? Zero. But if Jesus is the Savior of all nations on earth from every time and every place, how many of us are included in that? All of us! If Jesus’ birth was for blue collar Jewish shepherds and scholarly Gentile wise men, how many of us fall somewhere in-between? All of us! That means that Jesus is your Savior and my Savior. I hope you can listen to this Epiphany sermon: “Savior of the Nations.” Jesus loves you!