Remnant Church

“I have lots more to tell you—more than I could ever fit on one scroll, more than enough to fill the world with books. But I have written these things so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” So concludes the Gospel of John, an open letter to every doubter, seeker, and follower of Jesus. It’s an explanation of news too good to keep private. It’s an invitation to come and see what all the fuss is about. And it’s a challenge to discover how Jesus is different than you heard, more important than you realized, and much better than you ever imagined.

“I have lots more to tell you—more than I could ever fit on one scroll, more than enough to fill the world with books. But I have written these things so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” So concludes the Gospel of John, an open letter to every doubter, seeker, and follower of Jesus. It’s an explanation of news too good to keep private. It’s an invitation to come and see what all the fuss is about. And it’s a challenge to discover how Jesus is different than you heard, more important than you realized, and much better than you ever imagined.

Readings from the book of Isaiah dominate the Christmas season, and for good reason: Isaiah is an enduring invitation for God’s people to view their present distress through God’s past deliverance and his future promises. Here we find the good news of light for those who dwell in darkness. Here is the promise of justice for those who are oppressed. Here is joy that replaces every sorrow. Here is endless life instead of death. And at the center of it all is a reigning king, a suffering servant, and a hopeful messenger—not three different men, but one glorious Messiah—born his people to deliver, born a child and yet a king, born to reign in us forever, born to set his people free.

Readings from the book of Isaiah dominate the Christmas season, and for good reason: Isaiah is an enduring invitation for God’s people to view their present distress through God’s past deliverance and his future promises. Here we find the good news of light for those who dwell in darkness. Here is the promise of justice for those who are oppressed. Here is joy that replaces every sorrow. Here is endless life instead of death. And at the center of it all is a reigning king, a suffering servant, and a hopeful messenger—not three different men, but one glorious Messiah—born his people to deliver, born a child and yet a king, born to reign in us forever, born to set his people free.

Readings from the book of Isaiah dominate the Christmas season, and for good reason: Isaiah is an enduring invitation for God’s people to view their present distress through God’s past deliverance and his future promises. Here we find the good news of light for those who dwell in darkness. Here is the promise of justice for those who are oppressed. Here is joy that replaces every sorrow. Here is endless life instead of death. And at the center of it all is a reigning king, a suffering servant, and a hopeful messenger—not three different men, but one glorious Messiah—born his people to deliver, born a child and yet a king, born to reign in us forever, born to set his people free.

Readings from the book of Isaiah dominate the Christmas season, and for good reason: Isaiah is an enduring invitation for God’s people to view their present distress through God’s past deliverance and his future promises. Here we find the good news of light for those who dwell in darkness. Here is the promise of justice for those who are oppressed. Here is joy that replaces every sorrow. Here is endless life instead of death. And at the center of it all is a reigning king, a suffering servant, and a hopeful messenger—not three different men, but one glorious Messiah—born his people to deliver, born a child and yet a king, born to reign in us forever, born to set his people free.

Readings from the book of Isaiah dominate the Christmas season, and for good reason: Isaiah is an enduring invitation for God’s people to view their present distress through God’s past deliverance and his future promises. Here we find the good news of light for those who dwell in darkness. Here is the promise of justice for those who are oppressed. Here is joy that replaces every sorrow. Here is endless life instead of death. And at the center of it all is a reigning king, a suffering servant, and a hopeful messenger—not three different men, but one glorious Messiah—born his people to deliver, born a child and yet a king, born to reign in us forever, born to set his people free.

Readings from the book of Isaiah dominate the Christmas season, and for good reason: Isaiah is an enduring invitation for God’s people to view their present distress through God’s past deliverance and his future promises. Here we find the good news of light for those who dwell in darkness. Here is the promise of justice for those who are oppressed. Here is joy that replaces every sorrow. Here is endless life instead of death. And at the center of it all is a reigning king, a suffering servant, and a hopeful messenger—not three different men, but one glorious Messiah—born his people to deliver, born a child and yet a king, born to reign in us forever, born to set his people free.

Readings from the book of Isaiah dominate the Christmas season, and for good reason: Isaiah is an enduring invitation for God’s people to view their present distress through God’s past deliverance and his future promises. Here we find the good news of light for those who dwell in darkness. Here is the promise of justice for those who are oppressed. Here is joy that replaces every sorrow. Here is endless life instead of death. And at the center of it all is a reigning king, a suffering servant, and a hopeful messenger—not three different men, but one glorious Messiah—born his people to deliver, born a child and yet a king, born to reign in us forever, born to set his people free.

Readings from the book of Isaiah dominate the Christmas season, and for good reason: Isaiah is an enduring invitation for God’s people to view their present distress through God’s past deliverance and his future promises. Here we find the good news of light for those who dwell in darkness. Here is the promise of justice for those who are oppressed. Here is joy that replaces every sorrow. Here is endless life instead of death. And at the center of it all is a reigning king, a suffering servant, and a hopeful messenger—not three different men, but one glorious Messiah—born his people to deliver, born a child and yet a king, born to reign in us forever, born to set his people free.

Readings from the book of Isaiah dominate the Christmas season, and for good reason: Isaiah is an enduring invitation for God’s people to view their present distress through God’s past deliverance and his future promises. Here we find the good news of light for those who dwell in darkness. Here is the promise of justice for those who are oppressed. Here is joy that replaces every sorrow. Here is endless life instead of death. And at the center of it all is a reigning king, a suffering servant, and a hopeful messenger—not three different men, but one glorious Messiah—born his people to deliver, born a child and yet a king, born to reign in us forever, born to set his people free.

Readings from the book of Isaiah dominate the Christmas season, and for good reason: Isaiah is an enduring invitation for God’s people to view their present distress through God’s past deliverance and his future promises. Here we find the good news of light for those who dwell in darkness. Here is the promise of justice for those who are oppressed. Here is joy that replaces every sorrow. Here is endless life instead of death. And at the center of it all is a reigning king, a suffering servant, and a hopeful messenger—not three different men, but one glorious Messiah—born his people to deliver, born a child and yet a king, born to reign in us forever, born to set his people free.

Readings from the book of Isaiah dominate the Christmas season, and for good reason: Isaiah is an enduring invitation for God’s people to view their present distress through God’s past deliverance and his future promises. Here we find the good news of light for those who dwell in darkness. Here is the promise of justice for those who are oppressed. Here is joy that replaces every sorrow. Here is endless life instead of death. And at the center of it all is a reigning king, a suffering servant, and a hopeful messenger—not three different men, but one glorious Messiah—born his people to deliver, born a child and yet a king, born to reign in us forever, born to set his people free.

Every person alive is in the process of becoming more—or less—like who they were made to be. But who are we? What are we here for? And how do people change? The gospel reveals that Jesus is the answer to all three questions: We are made in his image, and we are called to become more like him in all our thoughts, desires, and character. Yet this transformation is impossible to maintain by self-improvement and moral restraint alone. Rather, it takes a gradual process of “working out what God works in” through the saving grace of Jesus and the power of his Spirit.

Every person alive is in the process of becoming more—or less—like who they were made to be. But who are we? What are we here for? And how do people change? The gospel reveals that Jesus is the answer to all three questions: We are made in his image, and we are called to become more like him in all our thoughts, desires, and character. Yet this transformation is impossible to maintain by self-improvement and moral restraint alone. Rather, it takes a gradual process of “working out what God works in” through the saving grace of Jesus and the power of his Spirit.