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The Conversion of the Brother of Jesus

November 18, 2024 • Pastor Jill Shocklee • 1 Corinthians 15:7, James 1:2, Matthew 13:57, John 7:2–5

Anything a parent could imagine in a perfect child was manifested in the person of Jesus. No sibling could ever live up to that, and maybe Mary and Joseph knew they never would, but we have to wonder what that looked like.

The Prince and The Paupers

December 30, 2024 • John 1:14, John 12:46–47, 1 Timothy 2:5, 1 Peter 3:22, Philippians 3:20–21

I wonder if Mark Twain ever considered the other meaning his story may have. Let's talk about another story of a Prince who left His own palace to take the place of not just one who looked like Him, but multitudes. We can read this story through the lens of scripture and fit it together with a similar narrative.

Angels We Have Heard On High

December 23, 2024 • Pastor Jill Shocklee • Luke 2:8–15, 1 Peter 2:9, Revelation 22:5

“Angles we have heard on high, gently sweeping over the plains?” I don’t the so. I don’t think this was a gentle announcement. It was a declaration of a major shift in the narrative. The darkness that shrouded all of history since the fall of mankind in the garden, is being heralded by God’s glorious light in an instant that shook the night and turned it into day for those who were a part of it. THIS is Christmas.

The Gospel Of Christmas

December 16, 2024 • Jill Shocklee, Bella Carpenter • Genesis 3:15, Job 9:33, Isaiah 7:14, Genesis 21—22, Galatians 2:20

This elaborate picture of a future Savior dying for our sins, is fulfilled in the New Testament, which honors the promise God made to satan in the garden, and answers Job's request for a mediator.