It is not a question of whether you accomplish all that you want to accomplish. It is a question of accomplishing that which is most important. To do this, we must set our priorities straight. Jesus helps Martha see this in the Lord's message today.

God proclaimed His Son's birth to lowly shepherds on that very first Christmas. This was done to announce the arrival of the King, but also to teach us something about God, His Son, and our place in the Kingdom. In this week's message, we look at just what that lesson is.

God completely interrupted and irrevocably changed Mary's life when He sent the angel Gabriel to deliver the message that she would become pregnant with the Messiah. Why did God choose Mary? And what was Mary's reaction. Both answers are clear, and should be the same answers for our lives as well. Are they?

We tend to skip the first part of Matthew because we don't want to read long, boring genealogy lists. However, all Scripture is God's Word, and there is some very important points to be made in Matthew's inclusion of the Jesus' genealogy. Points that speak to us even today.

We stand in a place of righteousness before God through the person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ.