While we celebrate the Incarnation, especially during Advent and Christmas, this belief, worship, and life pattern shape Christian discipleship throughout the year. Each Sunday’s worship recalls this mystery, and each act of service embodies it. Similarly, each moment of prayer assumes it.
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Jesus: The Crescendo of the Bible’s Glorious Hymn
“Every aspect of Jesus’ life rings with poetic perfection. As the Lamb of God, he gives the sacrifice needed for atonement. As the Messiah, he assumes his rightful throne. As the Suffering Servant, he bears humanity’s sins. As the Divine Word incarnate, he reveals God’s glory (John 1:14). Jesus’ life, death, resurrection, and exaltation ground the story of the biblical hymn.
Jesus is the turning point of history, the focus of Scripture, and, in a real sense, the culmination of the Old Testament story. All refrains lead back to Christ, the divine hero of Scripture’s universal song.”
Christ Over All: A New Way to Start a New Year
“What went wrong? The problem lies not in setting worthy goals, but in placing our hope in resolutions rather than in Christ alone.”
Josh Cehulik 