Advent is an opportunity to think about how we should live now in the light of Christ’s return. In this video we think about life in the ‘messy middle’ – that is, life in between Christ’s first coming and his return.
Category: Christmas & Advent
Posts to do with Christmas or Advent.
Whose fault is 2020? – Christmas Message
Someone recently described 2020 as the worst year in their lifetime. Maybe you feel like that too. Coronavirus and lockdowns, BLM, politics, division, it’s all kicked off. But who is at fault? Who is to blame for 2020? And what does the Bible have to say about it?
Taking a break
I will be taking a break over the next couple of weeks. This means no Regular features such as Learn to read the Bible or Thought for the week. All regular content will be returning in early January.
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported Understand the Bible in every way over this past year – I appreciate it so much. I feel like God has blessed the ministry over this past year, and I am looking forward to seeing the way he wants UTB to develop over the coming year.
All that remains is to wish you all a very happy Christmas and new year, and I pray God’s blessings upon each and every one of you. May he keep you safe and be your guide now and ever more.
Looking for more?
If you’d like to you can see last year’s Christmas message “The Christmas you’ve always wanted”.
All Christmas content on Understand the Bible is under the Christmas category.
A surprising Saviour – Micah 5:1-5 Sermon
Micah 5 is the prophecy of a Saviour who might surprise us. The Saviour prophesied here looks very different from the way we might have imagined him to be, in many different ways.
Read the passage online via Bible Gateway.
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From darkness to light – Isaiah 60 Sermon
It seems like we are living in dark days at the moment. 2020 has been a very strange year for everyone. But there have been dark times before. The people of Israel in the Old Testament experienced lots of dark times – yet Isaiah here prophecied of how that darkness would turn to light.
This sermon looks at the darkness, the light, and how God was going to bring them from one to the other. The good news is, it’s something which is for us as well!
Read the passage online via Bible Gateway.
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The Lord himself will give you a sign | Isaiah 7:10-17 | Sermon
At Christmas time, when you see the baby in the manger, do you see a baby? Or do you see a sign from God? What we see reveals who we are really trusting in.
Read the passage online via BibleGateway.
Sermon preached at All Saints, Fordham, on 22nd Dec 2019.
Alternatively the podcast episode is available here.
Why did Jesus have to come as a baby? | Hebrews 2:10-18
At Christmas, why did Jesus need to be born as a baby? Couldn’t God have done it in another way?
Read the passage online via BibleGateway.
Alternatively the podcast episode is available here.
The Christmas you’ve always wanted
What do you want most from Christmas? Presents? Turkey? Tinsel? Family time? Rest? I think we are all searching for something deeper at Christmas…
Alternatively the podcast episode is available here.