"It's a Wonderful Love"

Isaiah 55:1-13

Dr. Stephen Estock

In Christmas, God gives an invitation to all who struggle with the hard things of life. Though John doesn't include a traditional Christmas story, he summarizes well the message of Jesus' birth: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." (Jn 3:16). Hundreds of years before Mary gave birth in Bethlehem, God gave a similar invitation through Isaiah to a struggling people who feared God had abandoned them. Then and now, God is faithful to freely offer his love.

Dr. Stephen Estock is the coordinator of the PCA’s Committee on Discipleship Ministries (CDM). His passion is to equip the local church by providing resources, training, and encouragement so that Christ may be glorified and the Gospel may go forth.