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Through the Bible Amos 7-9 - Part 2

The prophet Amos had five visions to share with the people of Israel that foretell what God had planned to do with them because of their sinful behavior. As Pastor Brett Meador looks in Today’s Word at these visions of Amos Chapters 7 through 9, we’ll learn of the power of prayer, how God measures right from wrong, and how to avoid producing bad fruit in our lives.

December 30, 2025 Listen

Through the Bible Amos 7-9 - Part 1

We know a plumb line is used to measure if a structure is built straight. But in the book of Amos, God held a similar measure against Israel, to see if they were straight against His standard. And that’s just one of a series of powerful visions given Amos revealing how the Lord measures a nation that’s drifted from His truth.

December 29, 2025 Listen

Good Tidings of Great Joy

For too many, getting swept up in trying to make Christmas meaningful it’s easy to forget where the true meaning actually comes from in the first place. The search for just the right gift, can lead us to overlook that we’ve received our greatest need in the gift of the Savior. Pastor Brett Meador opens Today’s Word revealing the good tidings of great joy there is for us all.

December 27, 2025 Listen

Good Tidings of Great Joy - Part 2

For too many, getting swept up in trying to make Christmas meaningful it’s easy to forget where the true meaning actually comes from in the first place. The search for just the right gift, can lead us to overlook that we’ve received our greatest need in the gift of the Savior. Pastor Brett Meador opens Today’s Word revealing the good tidings of great joy there is for us all.

December 26, 2025 Listen

Good Tidings of Great Joy - Part 1

As we pause to celebrate the birth of Jesus, we’re reminded of what the angels declared to the shepherds in Luke Chapter 2. The promises contained within this passage in Today’s Word reveal to us God’s great gift of salvation, and the ultimate peace that will only come with the return of Jesus. Pastor Brett Meador will unwrap the true reason for the season.

December 25, 2025 Listen

Are Christmas Trees Pagan? - Part 2

Jeremiah 10 cautions against the pagan practice of cutting down trees and decorating them for worship. But in Today’s Word, Pastor Brett Meador contrasts that with the modern tradition of Christmas trees by examining the pagan practices we should avoid, by viewing Christmas trees in light of Scripture, ensuring the reason for the season points to Jesus Christ.

December 24, 2025 Listen

Are Christmas Trees Pagan? - Part 1

Whether at home, in shopping malls, the town square, even the Whitehouse - there’s no greater symbol for Christmastime than the Christmas tree. But it was the prophet Jeremiah who spoke to a time in history when decorated trees were often directly connected with idolatry. In a special Today’s Word study, Pastor Brett Meador addresses honoring God in our holiday celebration.

December 23, 2025 Listen

Famine in the Land - Part 2

A famine is mentioned in Amos Chapter 8 - but not a typical famine of food or water, but a famine of hearing the Word of God. But Pastor Brett Meador says, it could easily be written about the world today. In considering what a famine of God’s Word looks like, following biblical truth and not getting sidetracked with worldly issues is what we’ll see in Today’s Word.

December 22, 2025 Listen

Famine in the Land

Amos delivered a sobering warning of a coming famine unlike any other. It wasn’t a hunger for food, but a drought of hearing God’s Word. Yet it wasn’t a case of God withholding His revelation; but of people refusing to hear His word. Coming up in Today’s Word, Pastor Brett Meador notes that when we push away God, the result is hearing His voice is made even more difficult.

December 20, 2025 Listen

Famine in the Land - Part 1