The story of Christmas doesn't change, but we do. Join Pastor Melin in Luke 2 as he takes us through the old tale of the birth of Jesus and teaches fresh, sweet news. God comes for the unclean. God comes for the weak. God comes for the confused. And when you know that God has a plan for you, you can rest easy in his finished work.

Pastor Melvin takes us to Genesis 25, the beginning of the story of Jacob, but this time focusing on Esau. Esau traded his birthright, his right to inherit a vast fortune, for a bowl of beans. Though that may sound foolish, we do it every day when we prioritize quick fixes over the joy God's plan has in store for us. Join Pastor Melvin as he teaches us how to beware of the habits that lead to regret and enjoy the birthright we already have as children of God.

Learn through Jacob's life how to cling to the Lord instead of to things or who you think others want you to be.

In Genesis 32:24-31, God touches Jacob's [meaning supplanter] thigh and changes his name to Israel [meaning God fights]. Pastor Melvin encourages us that in our lives, the Light often doesn't stop the limp; neither does the limp stop the Light.

When you are threshing your wheat as Ruth was in chapter 2 of her story, you may feel beaten, but take courage, God is always at work in ways far beyond what you can see.

Beginning in Ruth 1:1, Pastor Melvin shows us how seemingly small decisions made by four different people had a large impact in their lives. Will you base your decision on reliance on yourself, emotions about your circumstances, what is reasonable from a carnal perspective or on the X Factor, the sacrificial love of our one true Lord and Savior, like Ruth did?

Beginning in Ruth chapter 1, Pastor John shows us a contrast between two women. Are you allowing your circumstances to define who you are like Naomi did when she changed her name to Mara, or are you gleaning as Ruth did and finding God at work no matter the delays, addictions, and disappointments, in your life or how downtrodden afflicted or destitute you feel.

Elder Honea begins in John Chapter 1, expounding on Jesus being the Light, and encouraging us in our life long battle to follow him by confessing our sins, cleansing our hands and purifying our hearts.

Elder Josh Coker takes 1 Samuel 17 as his text and shows us that without being committed to a cause, we will find ourselves empty, and the greatest cause to which we can commit ourselves is the cause of Christ.

In Hebrews 11:24, Moses refused to be called a son of Pharoh. As children of God, we are not of this world. Is Christ in the center of your life? Is he what you are looking at to know what to do and how to conduct yourself? Elder Coker exhorts us to be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.