Humans grow. We record growth with baby books, doorframe marks, & photo collages. Jesus grew too. The Bible says he grew in size, wisdom, & favor with God & man. He learned to obey. This surprises us. But it should not.

The story of the boy Jesus at the Temple is more than a literary transition from his infancy to his manhood. It is a critical passage reiterating the glorious truth of our Savior’s full humanity. Join us as we examine Luke 2:40-52 and consider the reality and significance of Jesus’ full humanity.

Sin’s ransom is costly. There are no discounts, subsidies, generics. Only full price is accepted. But what makes grace, grace is not what it costs, but who pays. Christ alone has fully paid full price. Are you still trying to pay the cost yourself?  Join us as we examine Luke 2:21-40 and see the cost of our salvation begin to come into focus through the rituals of the law and the song of Simeon.

When Christ comes into our world, He demands a response. Mary treasured but pondered.  Shepherds returned glorifying and praising God. Townsfolk just marveled. Some ignored, some resisted, some denied, but some believed.  What about you?  Join us as we examine Luke 2:15-20 and consider our own response to Jesus.

Christ was born in obscurity. Announced only to shepherds, the most despised class of society. Ever under suspicion, barred from temple worship and law courts, these men were unlikely converts. No one gave them anything, but God gave them everything! Join us as we examine the story of the shepherds in Luke 2 and consider God’s powerful plan to save the most unlikely of converts.

In Luke 1:26-38, we have one of the most remarkable stories in scripture.   The angel Gabriel comes to Mary with a startling announcement. She will be the mother of her Savior.   Unlike the skepticism of Zechariah, Mary asks “how will these things be?”   A question we wrestle with as we ponder the nature of our Savior as fully God and fully man.   But in the answer, scripture points us to one of the most precious truths of our faith.   Because Mary asked this question, we, along with our forefathers can go to scripture and ask, “How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?” Join us as we examine Luke 1:26-38 and consider this question and why it is central to our faith.

God’s silence is unsettling. In it we impute our worst fears and harshest assessments. So, Luke begins with a broken silence. Jesus, the Word in flesh, is born to speak God’s love into a 400-year silence. God is not deaf, dead, absent, unconcerned, or idle. Join us this Lord’s Day, as we begin a short series of lessons from Luke’s Gospel in Luke 1:5-25 and consider the power of the gospel to break the silence of God in our lives.