Is Christianity truly about your own efforts to be good, or is it built on a foundation of something far more radical? Dr. Larson explores the transformative power of Christ's perfect obedience and how His righteousness is gifted to you through faith alone. Join us to discover how living out of gratitude, rather than the fear of failing the law, can reshape your entire perspective on faith and life.

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In this Christmas sermon from the Faith Comes by Hearing podcast, Dr. Cary Larson explores the biblical account of the angel's announcement to shepherds about the birth of Jesus and to look for the sign of swaddling clothes. The challenge is our human tendency to believe we must earn God's love or bring offerings to the manger, contrasting it with the unconditional grace and aid God offers. There is a connection of the manger to Jesus' later burial in linen cloths and resurrection, presenting Christmas as a celebration of God's gift of salvation through Christ, bringing great joy and peace to all who receive it.

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Rev. Dr. Cary Larson reflects on the true meaning of the Christmas season and sends blessings too all this Christmas season. Merry Christmas!

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This episode of "Faith Comes By Hearing," Dr. Cary Larson, call our attention to the theme of trusting God's plan of salvation amidst worldly crises and the contrast between true faith and feigned piety. While human experiences and emotions are unreliable, the victory over sin, death, and the devil is secured through Christ Jesus. We are to stand, like children looking forward to Christmas, joyously waiting for the final days of Advent and the ultimate promise of Christ’s return.

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Christ Jesus' coming is ultimately good news for the redeemed, offering comfort and the promise of complete victory over sin and suffering. Rather than fearing judgment, we are encouraged to stand firm in the grace and promise of Christ, who is our Holy Highway. This Advent, Dr. Larson ask us to remember that Christ has already made a way for us, assuring that the ransomed will return to him with everlasting joy.

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In this episode of Faith Comes by Hearing, Dr. Larson teaches that Scriptures provide endurance and encouragement so that we may have hope, which is founded on Christ who fulfilled God's promises to unite both Jews and Gentiles to glorify God. This hope from God fills believers with joy and peace through faith, enabling them to overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit and wait for the return of Christ Jesus in the Second Advent.

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The season is Advent seems to run in conflict with the way of the culture and is not what people expect. The coming of the Son of Man will be at a time when people least expect it, Jesus said. People will be marrying and living their lives just as in the days of Noah before the flood came unexpectedly. With this in mind, Dr. Larson encourages Christians to be in the Word of God and be prepared for Christ’s return at any time.

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God instructed the Israelites to remember the humbling and testing of the wilderness, where God provided for them. At home in the Promised Land, they were to remember the blessings from the Lord when they have eaten and are full, and resist the temptation of forgetting, which will lead to ruin. Dr. Larson reminds us to make Thanksgiving an act of humble gratitude and intentional remembrance of the abundance from God including eternal life through Christ Jesus.

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