10 am Sunday In-Person & Livestream Worship Services

Where do you find signs of hope?  In the midst of dark days, a man named John appeared in the wilderness to invite people to return to God and get ready for the light to come.  In Matthew 3:1-12, we’ll explore what this means for people waiting for the Messiah. 

 This Sunday is the Christmas Play!  The town of Bethlehem is on the verge of a world-changing event, the birth of our Savior. Mary’s baby is about to be born, and Joseph is looking for a place for them to stay. With the help of the children and youth of Northbrook, worshipers will get to experience the events of the night through the reporting of the Nazareth Nightly News.  

Are things going the way you expected them this holiday season?  Things were not going as expected when a man named Joseph learned that his fiancée was pregnant and that he wasn’t the father.  Talk about holiday family drama!  Yet, he was told in a dream to remain faithful to her.  God is with us, even in the drama… especially in the drama.

 I love the verse from one of my favorite Christmas Carols: In the Bleak Midwinter:

Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;

Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.

In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed

The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.

We hope you will join us as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ - the coming of the Light - this evening at 5pm with music, candlelight, and communion. 

This Sunday, January 4th, is Epiphany Sunday. During worship, we’ll remember the Wise Ones from the east who followed the star to worship Jesus.  During the service, we’ll take down the decorations we placed on the tree at the beginning of Advent.  Even though the decorations are being put away, the light is still coming.