The miracle of peace is that God stepped into our world to drive fear out of our hearts with His presence. In Luke 2:1–14, the angels announce peace to terrified shepherds, reminding us that God meets ordinary, anxious people with extraordinary grace. Because Jesus has come near, we don’t have to be ruled by what makes us afraid and we don’t have to be overwhelmed by what we can’t control. God’s presence gives courage, and God’s power brings a peace the world can’t manufacture. Christmas reminds us that peace isn’t the absence of trouble, it’s the presence of Jesus in the middle of it. As we receive the Savior, we’re invited to walk in that same peace.

The most important question any of us will ever answer is: who is Jesus Christ? The Christmas miracle of the Savior is that Jesus is eternally God who has always existed and through whom everything was made. His close friend and disciple, John, tells us that Jesus enters our world as light and life, bringing hope into places that feel dark and empty. Even though many people overlook and reject Him, His light brings healing and life to those who trust in Him. In becoming human, Jesus shows us exactly what God is like, offering grace and truth that welcomes and restores us. The Christmas miracle of the Savior wasn’t a baby in a manger, but God in a manger. 

God’s Word has always been the one thing that changes everything, and we see that all through the Christmas story. When the angel speaks to Mary in Luke 1, her entire future is reshaped by a single message from God. In Luke 2, that same good news reaches shepherds and shows us that the arrival of the Messiah is meant for ordinary, overlooked people. Hebrews 1 pulls it all together by showing that God’s ultimate Word is not just a message but a person, Jesus, the radiance of God’s glory. The miracle of the Messiah is that God still speaks, He still comes near, and His good news is still for everyone who is willing to receive it.

This week we’re looking at The Miracle of the Moment from Galatians 4. Jesus didn’t arrive early or late; He came at the perfect moment in history, when the world was united by a common language, connected by Roman roads, the empire was calm (Pax Romana), and a hunger for spiritual truth was at a feverish pitch. God’s timing wasn’t accidental but intentional and redemptive. In the same way, God still works with perfect timing in our lives, even when we can’t see it. Through Christ, we’ve been redeemed from slavery and adopted into God’s family as beloved sons and daughters. The miracle of Christmas is not only that Jesus came, but that He came at just the right time - and He still does!

When we think of Christmas, our minds go to a manger in Bethlehem, but the Christmas story actually begins much earlier, in the ashes of paradise lost. In Genesis 3, sin enters the world, and everything God made good is fractured. Humanity’s rebellion brings deep pain, both in creation and in our relationship with God. Yet even in the middle of the pain, God’s grace breaks through in the form of a promise. One day, a child would be born who would crush the serpent and restore what sin destroyed. The miracle of Christmas is that hope was born long before Bethlehem, in the garden, when God promised a Savior who would crush evil and restore what was lost!

What do the Apollo 13 space mission, Goldilocks and the three bears, and astronomy tell us about the existence of God? Does science disprove core elements of Christianity? Former physics teacher and current full-time Christian apologist Tim Barnett will be our special guest to walk us through one of the greatest discoveries of modern physics and astronomy – the fine-tuning of the universe.