“There’s hope today because God with us sent the Spirit to dwell within us”

Immanuel. God… With… Us. God incarnate. He put on skin and bones and made his dwelling among us. God stepped into our mess, chose us, understanding the costs, knowing our past, where we’ve been, what we’ve done and who we’ve hurt. He became God with us…. The lost sheep, the prodigal sons, the thief on the cross, the plain jane and the common robs, the liars, cheats, and addicts. God chose us.

The hope of Christmas long ago doesn’t grow faint, isn’t a memory, a reflection, or a feeling. The hope of Christmas is with us today, and goes with us into each and every moment because God with us sent the Spirit to dwell within us.

Peace isn’t the promise of an easy life, it's the promise of a present God.

Immanuel, God with us. With us in the overwhelm. With us in the joy. With us in the fear. With us when we can’t walk inside. With us when the tree is glowing but our hearts aren’t. And this is why the angels declare “Peace on earth.” Not because the world suddenly became peaceful… but because the Prince of Peace entered the world.

11|28 Board Member, Natalia Roman, shares that peace is possible where God is and he is here. Natalia reflects on here own Christmas journey last year and what it took for her to experience the Peace of God as life swirled around her.

"Prayer is using what you know, but never settling for the way it is."

Pastor Brian Hofmeister (Lakepoint Church) helps us understand the power of intercessory prayer, the prayers in the middle. Brian reflects on his own life, his own kids, and his own prayer journey while unpacking the prayers of Moses when he changed God's mind.