Pastor Nate brings the message, "Comfort of the Coming King” - Part 2 from Isaiah 42:1-9. As we continue our Advent series this Sunday, we see that the coming Savior would be gentle with His people. "A bruised reed he will not break; and a faintly burning wick he will not quench." No one is a cast-away. No one will be written off. Jesus is for His people.
Comfort of the Coming King - Part 1
Pastor Nate brings the message, "Comfort of the Coming King” - Part 1 from Isaiah 40. Do you find comfort in your circumstances or in the character and promises of God? As the Jews were agonizing in exile, God gave them a promise of comfort. It's a promise anchored in His unchanging character that extends to our lives today. A Savior would come and those who wait on Him shall renew their strength.
Comfort, Comfort My People
Rich Kolmus brings the message, "Comfort, Comfort My People.” If you've lived long enough, you know that life isn't always easy. At one point or another, we will all wrestle with suffering or sickness simply because we are part of Adam's fallen race. Other times, we face sorrows and pains that are the direct result of sin - our own or someone else's. Often, the adage "God won't give us more than we can handle" will ring completely hollow as we face difficulties that are well beyond our capacity.
When you are at the end of yourself, is God still there? Does He remember you? Does He care? Can He help? Isaiah 40 reminds God's people that the answer is... Yes!
Great Expectations
Pastor Nate brings the message, "Great Expectations" from Isaiah 11:1-5. Two thousand years ago the people of God desperately longed for the Messiah to come. His arrival would mark the beginning of a new era characterized by freedom and peace. Today, the advent season not only reminds us of Christ's first coming, but also causes us to desperately long for (and expect) His second coming. Oh, how we will be set free!
Joy to the World - Part 2
Pastor Nate brings the message, "Joy to the World” - Part 2. As we continue our Advent series, we study the passage of Isaiah 7. The familiar phrase is, “Behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel,” but this message covers the surrounding material and shows how God gives this promise to encourage the disheartened.