The Angel Angle
The role of angels in Jesus' Advent
The Risk and Reward of Waiting
December 12, 2021 • Woonny Kim • Luke 1:26–38
We can forget that for God’s people before Jesus came, waiting for the Messiah involved some risk. If God comes in power, is that good for us or bad? When Gabriel visits Mary to announce the Messiah’s birth, we see that God’s mighty power is pointed toward us in love and because of his grace—to save us. What’s more, it’s worth the risk to obey God while we wait for him to come again, even at personal cost, because through us, God is at work saving others.
The Superior Son
November 28, 2021 • Walter Henegar • Hebrews 1
The first advent of Jesus was marked by the presence of angels, but who are they, and what is their relationship to him? Hebrews 1 explores this relationship, emphasizing the absolute supremacy of Jesus over all things, including the scary-cool angels. Even more striking is that both Jesus and his angels have stooped to seek and serve human beings. We, then, are called to respond to this great salvation with the same trust and obedience that the angels give Jesus.