Light in the Darkness

Advent, which means “coming” – or from the Latin “to come to” – illustrates the biblical teaching of trusting in God and waiting for a fulfillment of his promises.
We need Jesus. We long for God to fix this mess we live in. Not only is the world messed up, but so are we. We hurt people without meaning to. We misjudge and are misjudged. We know we need God to make us right and to make the world right. We pray and watch for signs of his coming… and we wait, and wait, and wait in hope for evil to be stopped, for good to come, for love to enter our lives and our world.

Sermons in this series

Prince of Peace
December 7, 2025Pastor:Tom Macy

Sermon Notes

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men, declared the angels. But where is that peace? When is it coming? Henry Wadsorth Longfellow expressed what many feel when he wrote in 1863 during the Civil War, And in despair I bowed my head “There is no peace on earth,” I said, “For hate is strong and mocks the song Of Peace on earth good-will to men.” Doesn’t it seem the same today with war in Ukraine, the Middle East, and through much of Africa as well as unrest in America? Yet, God promises that Messiah, the Prince of Peace, will bring a peace in which there will be no end. Join us as we examine Isaiah 9:1-7, The Prince of Peace.

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Hope
November 30, 2025Pastor:Jeff Schultz

Sermon Notes

We live with constant reminders that our world is fragile and broken and we can’t fix ourselves. We live in a kind of constant darkness. As we begin the season of Advent, we focus on the hope that Jesus has come to inaugurate his kingdom of light, life, and goodness. Join us as we look at “Hope” from Isaiah 11:1-9.

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