A few years after Isaac, the promised child, was born, Abraham faced a pivotal moment in his journey of faith. It was the most faith-filled, yet frightening moment any of us could imagine as God asked Abraham to lay his Isaac on the altar pf sacrifice.

The greatest surprise of Christmas is that God came in the flesh. But why? And what were the implications of His coming in the flesh? He came to pay the penalty for our sins and to make a way for reconciliation with the Father.

The response to Lazarus being raised from the dead wasn't exactly what one would expect. Some believed in Jesus, but others didn't. In fact, from this time on the religious leaders of Jerusalem plotted to kill Jesus.

In John 10, Jesus describes himself as the Good Shepherd. However, most of us don't really know what a shepherd in 1st-century Israel did, so we don't really know what Jesus is saying about himself. When we learn what Jesus was really saying about himself and our relationship with Him, our hearts overflow with gratitude!

Jesus gave up heaven in order to give us heaven. Through His example, we learn that self-sacrifice is at the heart of Christianity.