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Word of Life Church began holding services in September of 2008 in northwest Lincoln. Our mission is to reach out to those who desire to strengthen their faith and grow spiritually through the Good News, the Word of Life. There is a place for everyone at Word of Life. Whether you have questions and are curious about God or want to be part of a growing church, you are welcome. Whether you want to come casual or dress up, you will fit in.

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Advent 2009 - “The Days Are Coming.”

“Are you ready for Christmas?” We hear that question often, don’t we. It almost always brings the response, “No, or absolutely not, or I’m starting next week or well I have started.” Being ready with presents purchased and Christmas cards sent certainly is something we need to attend to, but being ready for Christmas is not determined by completing a to do list . Mary, Joseph, the shepherds of the field and all the characters of the first Christmas were not ready because of their preparation, but they were ready, because they had a need for this Savior that God had prophesied, they anticipated and had yearned for. God cast them in their special roles to receive this babe, this Messiah, into this world. We likewise are cast, in spite of all the commotion and self imposed scheduling commitments, with the same need, the same desire to have this Messiah in our lives. So we say, yes we are ready, ready to examine the prophecies and to celebrate the birth of that presence, our Messiah, in our lives.

November 29 - "The Days Are Coming."
Six hundred years before Christ, Jeremiah prophesied, "'The days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will fulfill the gracious promise I made to the house of Israel and to the house of Judah. In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David's line; he will do what is just and right in the land. In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.” Jeremiah 33:14-16. And now it was time for the prophesy to be fulfilled.

December 6 - "To Make Ready for the Lord."
Malachi writes over 400 years before Christ is born, that a messenger will come to prepare the way for the Messiah. "See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me.” Malachi 3:1. That messenger was John the Baptist. Why would God send a messenger to announce the arrival of Jesus? How is that relevant to us as we anticipate the celebration of the birth of the Christ child?

December 13 - "Greetings, O Favored One, the Lord is with You."
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14. Isaiah was given the words that revealed that a time was coming when a child would be born to a virgin. Now, 700 years later, the angel Gabriel announced this news to Mary. “In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, 'Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!'" Luke 1:26-28.

December 20 - Children's Service - “A Child is Born.”
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.” Isaiah 9:6-7

December 24, 6:00 PM - Candlelight Service - “Fear Not.”
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times." Micah 5:2. And so now in the fields outside of the small village of Bethlehem, over 700 years after Micah wrote the prophecy, the angel of the Lord announces the birth of Jesus in the “city of David,” to the shepherds. “And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” Luke 2:8-10

December 27 - "Where is he who has been born king of the Jews?"
“I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near: a star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel;” Numbers 25:17a. A star, a special star announcing Jesus, described by Moses over 1400 years before the birth of Christ, drew scholars, wise men, from the east to Israel. This is how Matthew wrote about it: “Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, 'Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.'" Matt. 2:1-2. Yes, we ask along with the sojourners from the east, “where is Christ?”