“Christ’s love compels us.” Jesus’ love for us led him to the cross to die for our forgiveness and salvation. That love compels us to live for him.   more...

God, speaking through Moses, points them to the source of truth and comfort and hope. It is the same place that we are able to turn for a source, for THE source of truth and comfort and hope.   more...

God’s Word is a powerful force that changes hearts and lives.   more...

In the Bible, we find absolute truth for time and eternity. Only God’s word is able to make us wise for salvation. Only God’s word is able to give true peace and contentment.   more...

Jesus was born for one purpose – to carry out God’s word, to carry out the Father’s plan of salvation which was formulated already in eternity.   more...

This morning we see why Jesus was born. He was born to save us from sin. He was born to fulfill the law for us. He was born to suffer for us.   more...

Dear Lord, by your Holy Spirit, help us so that watchfulness characterizes each of us in the New Year.   more...

What a wonderful message of the angels announced on that first Christmas – “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.”   more...

The Christ-child shines brightly for us. He alone gives light to a world lost in the darkness of sin.   more...

We celebrate a far greater revelation on Christmas. It is God’s revelation – the revelation of his grace and mercy shown us in the birth of his own Son Jesus Christ.   more...

So as God’s faithful people await Christmas, they do so with confidence, in eager expectation of the certain fact that they are saved by the work of the Savior and that fact affects their lives and actions.   more...

Our preparation has in mind eternity. As we prepare for the birth of our Savior, we also prepare for his return in glory.   more...

Humility recognizes who I am – that I am a sinner. Humility isn’t focused on me but on others.   more...

We are part of a loving family, enjoying many blessings and advantages. Regardless of what our background is, regardless of who we used to be – we are children of God.   more...

We are also waiting – looking ahead with eager expectation to our celebration of the Savior’s birth; but even more, with eager expectation we are looking forward to our Savior’s return in glory.   more...

Paul points us to the one who is the cause and the guarantee of our salvation; points us to God’s grace which gives us reason to give thanks in every circumstance.   more...

Even if physically we possessed nothing but the bare necessities of life, we would be rich beyond compare because of the vast riches of spiritual and eternal blessings which the Lord gives.   more...