After Jesus taught in the synagogue of Galilee, news of His teachings spread and people gathered to hear from Him. They praised Him as He read from the Scriptures. But the response He found upon entering Nazareth was quite different.

Life circumstances can be hard at times. It is in those hard times that we need to remember God's promises. God's promises remind us to trust Him. Ahaz was reminded by the prophet Isaiah of these promises. God is present!

This week, we read about God’s messenger Isaiah who would share a strong message to remind His people of the consequences if they did not turn from their sinful ways.

A prophet long ago shared God’s promise that a Savior would be born and one of His titles would be “Prince of Peace.” Years later, despite angry King Herod’s plans to get rid of this new royalty, our Prince of Peace, Jesus, still brings peace to the chaos in our lives. Ages 6+, join us in Family Service next weekend for Christmas Eve services!

We read in Isaiah 44 that God told the prophet Isaiah to tell His people that their idols were worthless. The people looked to them for help, but only God could save them from their sin. God alone is worthy of our worship, and we too can turn from our idols and worship Jesus!

5th Sunday is a day of fellowship and fun! Join us as we take a break from our unit and watch Story Keepers Episode 2! Next week we begin our annual review of the 5 G’s of Christianity.

God is the judge over all the earth, and He always does what is right. God will punish the guilty. The good news of the gospel is that Jesus took the punishment our sin deserves, and everyone who trusts Him is declared righteous before God.

God made Saul king, but King Saul did not obey God. God sent His Son, Jesus, to be King over everything. King Jesus obeyed God perfectly, even to death, for our forgiveness and salvation.

God chose Saul to be the Israelite’s king - and with His help, Saul brought the Israelites together to defeat their enemy. Similarly, God sent us His own son, our eternal king Jesus. Jesus brings together everyone who trusts in Him to have victory over sin & death!

In this series, we will talk about why sin separates us from God. In 1 Samuel, we learn that the Israelites didn’t trust God’s plan for a heavenly king to rule over them. Instead, they wanted a king like the other nations around them. Thank you God for having a better plan to send Jesus to be the perfect King forever!