Jonah 1:1-3
When God calls, Jonah senselessly runs. But God is faithful.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentaries by Kevin Youngblood, Bryan Estelle, and James Montgomery Boice
JONAH: The Prophet, the Peoples, and the God of Great Mercy
Jonah 1:1-4:11
We unpack he book of Jonah, revealing the history and context of the story of the prophet Jonah being sent to Nineveh by Yahweh the God of great mercy.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; ESV Gospel Transformation Bible; Commentaries by Leslie Allen, James Bruckner, Daniel Timmer, Jack Sasson, and Richard Phillips
The Song of Simeon
Luke 2:1-21
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Luke Commentaries by Stein, Garland, Hughes, and Bock
Surprised by Christmas
Luke 2:1-21
Christ comes to bring offenders and outcasts pardon and peace!
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Luke Commentaries by Stein, Garland, Hughes, and Bock.
ADVENT: Zechariah's Song
Luke 1:67-80 (read 1:5-25; 57-80)
Zechariah blesses God because after a prolonged silence, God sends a prophet to prepare a path for our Savior.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Commentaries by NT Wright, David Garland, Kent Hughes, and Robert Stein; Songs of the Nativity by John Calvin
ADVENT: The Song of Mary
Luke 1:46-55
Mary's song of rejoicing remembers and reflects on God's great reversal.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Luke commentaries by Stein, Bock, and Wright
ADVENT: The Magnifying Song Over the Miracle Son
Luke 1:46-55
The Gospel awakens the soul, causing the magnifying song over the miracle Son.
Here We Stand: Christ Alone
1 Timothy 2:1-7
Because Jesus is our sole and sufficient Savior, we are sent to make him known.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Gospel Transformation Bible; 1 Timothy Commentary by Philip Graham Ryken; Rejoicing In Christ by Michael Reeves
Here We Stand: Faith Alone
Romans 4:1-8
Faith alone receives justification, and produces good works, humility, and joy.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Romans commentaries by Donald Barnhouse and Saint Helen’s Church; Faith Alone by Thomas Schreiner
Here We Stand: Grace Alone
Ephesians 2:1-10
Being born dead in sin, God saves us by grace alone to display the immeasurable riches of his grace.
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Ephesians Commentary by Clinton Arnold