ARCHIVE December, 2024
Jesus Came as the Highest Expression of Love (Advent 24, 2024)
It’s Christmas Eve, the night on which the miracle happened. Jesus Came as the Highest Expression of Love ever known. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16) As we conclude our message series Visitation […]
Jesus Came to Be the Holy Prince of Peace (Advent 23, 2024)
One of the most beautiful and powerful prophecies of the Old Testament is found in Isaiah 9:6 “For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the […]
Jesus Came to Establish the Reward of Faith (Advent 22, 2024)
It’s pretty easy—at the end of the year or the end of a race—to feel a little weary from the activity, maybe even a little sad at outcomes that are less than perfect, and in our discouragement, we can let down our guard. No one likes to think about that at Happy Christmas, I suppose, […]
Jesus Came to Conclude the Sacrificial System (Advent 21, 2024)
Closure can be the best of things. A job completed and “well done, good and faithful servant.” An ending to a suspenseful thriller in which resolution brings a return to restful feelings, knowing how the story ends. Open chapters and loose ends lend to uncertainty about the future and anxiety over what that looks […]
Jesus Came to Give His Judgment Context (Advent 20, 2024)
Have you ever noticed how people jump to excuses or spin lies when caught doing or saying something wrong? It’s almost automatic. People don’t like to be caught with wrongdoing. But people also don’t like being judged without knowing what charges they’re facing. So, we can see Visitation Principle 20: Jesus Came to Give His […]
Jesus Came to Offer Eternal Redemption (Advent 19, 2024)
. Hebrews 9:11 But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation. 12 He did not enter by means of the […]
Jesus Came to Make Us Fit for the Holy Spirit (Advent 18, 2024)
Hebrews 9:8 The Holy Spirit was showing by this that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still functioning. The first tabernacle with its laws was still functioning throughout Jesus’ life and ministry. He fell under the system of laws just like the […]
Jesus Came to Make the Law Obsolete (Advent 17, 2024)
As we approach Christmas and celebrate Christ’s first Advent, we can see there are more Visitation Principles for why Christ came. Jesus came to make the righteousness process of the “old covenant” obsolete. The Holy Spirit is like new technology, and He couldn’t come until after Jesus’ birth, life, death, resurrection and ascension. Our hearts […]
