If you come tonight with fear, or questions, or weariness, you are not out of place. The angels preached first to people in the dark. If you come tonight with guilt, you are not beyond hope. This is exactly why a Savior is born. And if you come tonight with joy, then let it be this kind of joy: not fragile and forced, but anchored in what God has done. View Article →

Christmas Eve: The Nativity of Our Lord—Matthew 1:18–25 #biblestr https://youtube.com/live/yXvCUxp1Cb0

The Shepherds Visit Bethlehem—Luke 2:15-20 #biblestr https://youtube.com/live/aguzuEJlLfk

The Birth of Christ Is Announced to Shepherds—Luke 2:8-14 https://youtube.com/live/XOl21BtpvCo #biblestr

John is a voice. Not the Word. A voice. And that’s what faithful preaching always is: a mouth that points not to itself but to Christ. John is doing exactly what Isaiah foretold, as the Angel Gabriel proclaimed and Zechariah confessed. Right after that fierce, tender opening, God gives John this work: “Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.” (Isa. 40:1) How does God comfort? Not by pretending sin is small or telling people they’re “fine.” He comforts by sending a messenger who tells the truth and by sending the Lord Himself to save. View Article →

Sunday’s OT and Epistle—Deuteronomy 18:15-19; Philippians 4:4-7 https://youtube.com/live/zUG6GwALI1Y #biblestr

The Nativity of Our Lord—Luke 2:1-7 https://youtube.com/live/Rke5G2wJC7k #biblestr

The Nativity of St. John the Baptist—Luke 1:57-66 #biblestr https://youtube.com/live/_iyqb-c2z3Q

Stop trying to keep God at a manageable distance. He will not be managed. He will be received. “The Lord is with you.” (Luke 1:28). And the One who is with you is not an idea. He is Jesus—true God and true man—your Brother in the flesh, your Savior from sin, your King whose reign does not end. #biblestr View Article →