Key Passage: Luke 2 Life can bring all sorts of fearful circumstances, but God doesn't want us to live in fear. He wants us to trust Him!

Key Passage: Matthew 1 Oftentimes we allow fear to rule our lives. Fear can be good in protecting us from being in dangerous situations, but often we allow fear to hold us back from doing the things that God would have us to do. Just as the angel told Mary and Joseph not to fear, neither should you when it comes to trusting God to do what only God can do and what He has promised to do.

Key Passage: Luke 1 Don't miss the fact that God's grace is foundational in every aspect of the Christmas Story. It's not just an historical event, but a beautiful display of God's undeserved favor being poured out.

Key Passage: Luke 22:1-20 Bro. Mike Beasley reminded us from God's Word of two key things we ought to do in the Christian life. First, Beware of Satan's Sinister Work. The, Behold the Savior and His Salvation Work!

Key Passage: Luke 1 When we read the Christmas story, we often get so distracted by the details of the events or even the familiarity that we miss the foundational themes and truths about God embedded in the story.

Key Passages: Matthew 1-2; Luke 2 The Christmas story is one we all know, but if you miss the foundational themes within it you will miss out on the purpose of the entire thing. One key theme is that of fulfilled promises. God promised the messiah and followed through. God always keeps His promises.

Key Passage: 1 Peter 5:8-14 As this epitle comes to a close, Peter wants his readers to watch out for the enemy who is seeking to devour them and to allow God to work in them.

Key Passage: Acts 1:8; Colossians 1:12-18 World missions is all about God receiving all of the glory that He deserves and He has empowered each of us by His Holy Spirit to share the gospel with others so that He could recieve the glory for it!

Key Passages: Mark 16:15; Matthew 28:18-20 Not only are we commanded to GO into the World to proclaim the Gospel, but God has empowered us by His Spirit to be able to go and do all He has called us to do!