David’s Son Will Build the House of the Lord—2 Sam 7:1-16 https://youtube.com/live/YaUe178eIqE

Christ’s kingdom on earth is a cross-kingdom. Not because God enjoys pain, but because this is how He conquers. The throne is a cross. The crown has thorns. The victory is hidden under weakness. And if that is true for the King, it will not be different for the people who belong to Him. #biblestr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b40OjyDC-Xc

The Word became flesh so that nothing human would be left unredeemed. Not only the “spiritual” parts of you. You. Your body. Your mind. Your will. Your suffering. Your death. Christ has entered the whole human condition so that He can heal the whole human condition. #biblestr https://youtu.be/BWeKoT-958o

This is where joy breaks wide open: God is not waiting for you to get your act together before He comes near. He comes near to rescue you. He comes near to carry what you cannot carry. He comes near to take what is yours—your frailty, your vulnerability, your mortality—so that He can give you what is His: righteousness, life, and peace. #biblestr https://youtu.be/VsW-C86p7KA

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. https://youtu.be/Zq00dmVhfoA

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

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

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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-sIWEAi_IA