Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.” Luke 2:13-14 (NLT) What made the angels sing about Jesus’ birth? It’s because they were announcing something revolutionary—the start of God restoring His family. You see, ever since the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve sinned, God’s family had been separated from Him. But Jesus was the starting point of peace on earth. He was going to take the sin of the world and offer unconditional love and forgiveness to anyone who would call on Him. Maybe in your own family, you’ve lost hope. You may have children who have walked away …

But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. Galatians 4:4-5 (NLT) Christmas is a wonderful time of year, but it also has a way of highlighting broken relationships within families. Today, I want to show you how important family is to God—and how He wants to get involved with yours. But to do that, we have to go all the way back to when God’s own family began with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Every day, He walked and talked with them as their perfect Father, instilling within …

Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end…to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. Isaiah 9:7 (NKJV) The Christmas story was the start of something miraculous. This Jesus who was born in a manger later went on to die on a cross for us. He established His Kingdom and gave us a way to live in the peace and power of God. No matter what happens in politics or world events, today’s verse offers us an incredible assurance. Isaiah 9:6 stated that the government would be on Jesus’ shoulders. Here in verse 7, it goes on to say that there will be …

For a child is born to us, a son is given to us… And he will be called…Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 (NLT) Over the past two days, we’ve seen how Jesus wants to guide us in our decisions, how His miraculous power is available to us and how He made it possible for us to be in God’s family. Today, let’s look at one of the most well-known names of Jesus: Prince of Peace. When angels announced His birth, they said, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men” (Luke 2:14, NKJV). Some people mistake this verse to mean peace among men. But when you look around at the world, conflicts and wars still take place every day. The peace the angels were …

For a child is born to us, a son is given to us… And he will be called…Mighty God, Everlasting Father… Isaiah 9:6 (NLT) Yesterday, we began studying an incredible description of Jesus found in Isaiah 9:6-7 and discovered that He’s our Wonderful Counselor. Today, let’s look at two more names for Jesus: “Mighty God” and “Everlasting Father.” When you think of Jesus as a baby in a manger, you may not picture Him as mighty. But He said in John 14:9 (NLT), “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father!” All throughout the Gospels, we see examples of God’s power flowing through Jesus in mighty ways to heal the sick and raise the dead to life. What kind of need do you have …