This is a Christmas series called “From Promise to Presence: God with Us.” And really, that phrase—God with us—is the heartbeat of the entire story of Scripture. From the moment sin entered the world, God didn’t pull away. He moved toward us. He made promises, He revealed Himself through His people, and He showed again and again that His desire has always been to dwell with those He created.
All throughout the Old Testament—through the covenants, the tabernacle and temple, and the voices of the prophets—God was pointing forward to a Savior who would come near in the most personal way possible. And in the fullness of time, the Word became flesh. Jesus Christ stepped into our world, not only to make God known, but to make salvation possible. Christmas reminds us that God’s presence isn’t just an idea—it’s a Person.
These three sermons will trace that beautiful theme: the God who promised, the God who came, and the God who still dwells with His people today—through His Spirit and with the hope of eternity to come.