Christmas Stories: Jesus' Genealogy

Bryan Cobley | Sunday, December 5, 2021

Our new series Christmas Stories explores the miracle of Jesus’ birth through new eyes and perspectives. This week, Brian opens the series with the stories of three of Jesus’ ancestors: little-known characters in the big genealogical records that preface the Gospels, and how their story became part of His.

Christmas Stories: Mary

Cliff Tadema | Sunday, December 12, 2021

We continue our Christmas Stories series with a message from Pastor Cliff about Mary, the mother of Jesus… an ordinary person whom God used for extraordinary things.

Christmas Stories: Fear Not

Scott Hetherington | Sunday, December 19, 2021

Fear not. Angels say it again and again – but what’s it mean when we’re also often admonished to fear God? Scott brings us into the heart of these two powerful words.

Christmas Stories: Home for Christmas

Cliff Tadema | Sunday, December 26, 2021

No church service this Sunday after Christmas … instead, the Arbor staff gathers for a special year-end conversation, looking back at 2021 and ahead to what’s next.

Christmas Stories: Between the Star and the Stable

Alison Acone | Sunday, January 2, 2022

Alison wraps up our Christmas Stories series with a message about what happens in our lives as Christians in the space between the Star – the hope of God’s promises – and the Stable – the fulfillment of those promises. The journey can be so long; how do we live in that space?