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Matthew’s introduction to Jesus’ public ministry does not end with the stories of Jesus’ childhood. Ancient biographies could include other introductory qualifications, and Matthew is no exception: he reports the attestation of the prophet John, of the heavenly voice and of Jesus’ success in

The story of Jesus’ public teaching and activity begins in Galilee and leads inexorably towards the final denouncement in Jerusalem, before it reverts to Galilee for the triumphant concluding scene. Before that story can begin, however, we need to be introduced to its chief character Jesus. In

What does 2025 mean for you? Is it just another date on the calendar or will you embrace it as an opportunity to see this year, and the rest, as an opportunity to live, not for your own glory, but for the glory of your Creator who loves you and sacrificed Himself for you? 

More so than perhaps any of the other advent themes, love is easily misunderstood. We often think of love in purely sentimental terms, thinking it means being happy or being nice. The Bible affirms that sending Jesus into the world was an act of perfect love. Jesus loved people, and