Luke 2:1-20 | Good News To All
It wasn’t first to the emperor or any “important” people that angels proclaimed the Good News of Jesus’ birth – but to ordinary, dirty, untrustworthy, shepherds in fields while minding their sheep. The Good News of Jesus is to and for all!
The Wise Men
This week Sam McGeown unpacks the power of the Christmas story through the eyes of the wise men in Matthew 2.
The Weak Shepherds
Who doesn’t love a good underdog story? The weak rising up, against all odds, to conquer and vanquish the seemingly invincible forces of evil. But why? We seem so saturated by this storyline, we take it for granted. Philip unpacks the origins of this cultural motif with the greatest story of weakness overcoming all odds […]
Mary’s Song (Luke 1:46-56)
In the lead up to Christmas, we’re going to be singing a lot of carols and Christmas songs. But in this three-week mini-series, we will be going all the way back to the original Christmas story, to hear some of the songs that were sung about the birth of Jesus. In this talk, we look at […]
All God Wants for Christmas is… You (Matthew 2:1-12)
Welcome to Village Church. We’re a community that’s all about loving Jesus and loving one another. To find out more, head to vc.org.au, we’d love to hear from you. This week, we continue our Holiday series ‘Hope of The World’ in Matthew chapter w with Sam sharing all the ways that God loves to work […]
Jesus: God With Us
When we think about Christmas do we think first and foremost about joy? Because God sent his Son Jesus into the world to be with us and bring us his joy. He didn’t come merely to make us “happy” but to deal with all our miserable sin once and for all so that we can know […]
A Light Has Dawned (Isaiah 9:1-7)
As though a switch is turned on in a pitch-black room, God promised that one day a light would dawn and turn all darkness to light. In the birth of Jesus Christ, this light has dawned, and we can enjoy the light of the world in the birth of this promised child.
A Tale of Two Sons (Isaiah 7:2-16)
After King Ahaz hears about Assyria coming to attack his country, he starts running around in a panic. So God sends Isaiah and his son to remind Ahaz to trust in the Lord, like a tiny, dependent child. But after Ahaz refuses, God promises him a sign anyway: a child born of a virgin, named […]