sermon video: The supporting cast at Advent: The Magi - Matthew 2:1-2,9-12

 

We all know about the central characters in the story of Christmas, but what about those "cast" by God in a supporting role?  This 5-part series starts with the Magi, they're familiar enough to us, but what's the heart of their story?

sermon video: Faithfulness in Evil Times - Habakkuk 1:12-2:20

 

What can the righteous do in evil times when justice is hard to find?  Be faithful.  In this world we will always see evil appear to win, good appear to lose, our answer can only be: live by faith.

Sermon Video: Where is God when evil happens? - Habakkuk 1:1-11

 

Living in the midst of a people who had failed to live up to the covenant but instead embraced violence, the prophet Habakkuk asks an age-old question that falls under the theological umbrella called the Problem of Evil: Where is God when evil happens?

God chooses to answer Habakkuk by telling him that he is far from inactive, he is in fact raising up the Babylonians to act as the instrument of his wrath.  

In the end, the full answer to the prophet's question that will one day be revealed with the Advent of the Messiah is that God indeed has a plan to overcome evil, one that all who accept Christ by grace through faith can be a part of.