We are living in a time Jesus described as the beginning of birth pains (Matthew 24:8). Like a woman in labor, these moments are not random. They come in waves, growing stronger and closer together, pointing to something near. They are clear signals that His return is approaching. In Matthew...

In his message on Sunday, John Bevere, gave us many synonyms for “arrival”: “Setting our sights, expecting, expectation, eagerly waiting, eagerly awaiting, preparation.” When we are constantly looking through the windows of the house to see our bridegroom approaching, so as not to be caught off guard, even in the...

To understand the extraordinary scope of events surrounding the entrance of our Messiah, Jesus Christ, into this world, one has to take a moment to look at Anna, the prophetess, who spoke of Him at the time He was presented in the temple as an infant. Anna, though widowed at...

Jesus is already on the move. Are we eagerly waiting? Are our eyes lifted? Are our hearts set on eternity? Luke 2 gives us the picture of Simeon—righteous, devout, pure, led by the Spirit, and eagerly waiting for the Messiah. He did not live carelessly. He did not live distracted....

In Pastor Franklin’s message on Sunday, he said that no one knows the exact time of Jesus’ return. But He has promised us that He’s coming quickly. And “quickly” in God’s timing is not like ours, for one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one...