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Christmas Eve 2023

Senior Pastor Dr. Kurt Bjorklund shares the salvation message that Jesus is the Messiah for all creation for all eternity.

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From Gloom to Glory

Are you ready for Christmas? I don’t just mean do you have all your gifts bought, wrapped, and sent. I don’t mean do you have all your Christmas cookies baked and iced. I don’t mean do you have your Christmas cards sent. Rather, are you spiritually and emotionally ready for Christmas?

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Great Christmas #2 - The Great Illusion

Dr. Kurt Bjorklund talks about three illusions we can have about ourselves during the Christmas season as he teaches from a passage in Matthew 7 where Jesus surprisingly tells those who think they have done works in His name, "I never knew you."

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Why is Jesus’ Birth so Important to Christians?

The reality of Christmas is astonishing if you think about it. The God of the universe became a human being. If you’ve been a follower of Jesus for a while, the reality of Christmas and the Incarnation may not hit you all that hard. But it is an essential part of God’s plan for the world.

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What is Christmas?

Senior Pastor Dr. Kurt Bjorklund asks, "What is Christmas?" in hopes of sharing God's truth for all mankind during the Christmas season.

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Disconnected Christianity

Dr. Kurt Bjorklund looks at the beginning of Jesus' ministry in Luke 4, his fulfillment of Scripture from Isaiah 61, and how we can become disconnected from the mission of Jesus.

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The Sacred Revealed in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

For 15 years now, my family has experienced George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker every Christmas season. Each time we see The Nutcracker, we are reminded how this story on the stage points to the overarching meta-narrative of Christmas – God’s divine intervention into human brokenness.

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