The Gathering at Adell Audio Sermon

21 submitting to one another in the fear of Christ. Wives and Husbands 22 Wives, submit[e] to your husbands as to the Lord, 23 because the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of the body. 24 Now as the church submits to

5 Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children, 2 and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God. 3 But sexual immorality and any impurity or greed should not even be heard of[a] among you, as is proper for saints. 4

Don’t put all your hopes in your own strength. God is not a genie that we can ask him for all of our dreams to come true. We worship a servant king. If you follow Jesus, you will go to uncomfortable places. Expect trials along the way, but do not think of them as curses,

New year, new you? What if the new year resolutions don’t pan out? What if tragedy strikes your home? For some, 2023 was amazing. For others, 2023 will be remembered as the year they lost a dear loved one. Whatever 2024 brings, you can choose to cling to God like you never have before. 17

We’ve become so familiar with the story of the birth of Messiah. We’ve glamorized the event. It was anything but pretty. The King of the universe stepped down into our mud and filth to save us.

Emanuel. Our God is not a God who just tells us what to do, but he does it with us. What does partnership with God look like?

Jeff explains the importance and impact of the incarnation of the Son of God.

Ephesians 4: 1 Therefor I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called.

From Death to Life 2 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins 2 in which you previously walked according to the ways of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now working in the disobedient.[a] 3 We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly

Luke 17:11-19 Ten Men Healed 11 While traveling to Jerusalem, he passed between[a] Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he entered a village, ten men with leprosy[b] met him. They stood at a distance 13 and raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14 When he saw them, he told them, “Go and