Go Deeper

Approaching Christmas as just a sugary holiday “for the kids” leaves us without an answer to our greatest need—reconciliation with God. Alistair Begg encourages us to instead view Christ’s birth in light of His historical, victorious work on the cross. At the heart of the incarnation is a profound mystery: in the fullness of time, God took on flesh to give His life as a ransom for many. Only a cross-centered Christmas will satisfy our heart’s deepest longings.

Guest speaking at James River Church, Lisa Harper shares about having wonder for the seemingly small miracles from God in our lives. Our prayer is that gratitude rises more in your heart for what God is doing, has done and is going to do.

Max Lucado shares that turning our faces toward Jesus in worship positions our hearts toward gratitude, freedom, and courage; and it’s the most precious gift we can give our Savior this Christmas.

Who are you? Who are you deep down? What is your identity? That question seems simple, but everyone struggles to find a genuine answer. Jackie Hill Perry shares “The Truth About Ourselves” at the Revive Our Hearts Conference.

A timely message from the Late Derek Prince about Thanksgiving, praise, and worship – recorded in Bromley, UK, in October of 1988.

You can never fully control your circumstances, but you can fully control your attitude. In this message from Joakim Lundqvist, we’re learning how to keep an attitude of gratitude. In a cynical world, it’s easy to give the impression of good character without actually living it out. But now more than ever, actions speak louder than words. Not just any action, but the kind centered on what matters most. Let’s learn how we can bring True Virtue back into our everyday lives.

From Grace Church in Amarillo, TX, Pastor Bill Gehm, speaks from Jude 24 – “Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen.”

From Grace Chapel Wilsonville’s “Sermon on the Mount” series, Pastor Mike Tatlock looks at venomous relationships vs. vigorous relationships, with Scriptures from: James 4:12, Matthew 7:1–2, Romans 2:1, 1 Corinthians 10:29, Romans 14:10.

In his lecture “Paul and the Faithfulness of God” delivered at the 2014 Fuller Forum, N. T. Wright, New Testament scholar and former bishop of Durham, explored Paul’s message of the Gospel as one of a holistically transformative and utterly new way of living, thinking, and worshiping.

The Late Earl Palmer from shares about grace from University Presbyterian Church of Seattle.