Resurrection UMC Hastings

There are familiar reds at Christmastime: Santa’s coat, Rudolph’s nose, and poinsettias. But none of these qualify red as the color of Christmas.

Green is the color of life. Evergreens (Christmas tree, wreaths, and garlands) symbolize everlasting life as they stay green all year round. In winter, when all the world looks dead, the green evergreens remind us of life – life that Jesus the Messiah brings.

Why do we associate certain colors with Christmastime (red and green, silver and gold, blue, white, and purple)? Besides just looking great on decorations, each color has a meaning that points to a crucial part of the Messiah’s birth story. Like the color purple, which stands for royalty. Find out as we kick off our Advent message series, The Colors of Christmas, and raise the question: What kind of King will you be celebrating?

James 1:17 says that all good and perfect gifts come from God, so it’s appropriate to count our blessings and give God thanks. The “12 Days of Thanksgiving” song is a good way to remember to do this. Never heard of it? That’s because it’s brand new.

We wrap up our study of the Nicene Creed, looking at the section that tells us about the Holy Spirit, and how it helped guide the teaching of the truth of Jesus.

In 2025, we celebrate 1,700 years since church leaders first gathered to form the Nicene Creed. In part 2 of our message series, we discuss what it tells us about the nature of Jesus, and why it is so important to our faith.

We begin this three-week message series with an introduction to the Nicene Creed and what it tells us about God the Father.

Can you dare to be generous, even when it seems like all you’ll get in return is soggy bread? Find out why getting soaked on an investment can actually work.

God doesn’t just offer an eternal promise—he gives the reason he can keep it, along with all the inherent benefits.

We have been looking at (and blessed by) beautiful things this past Fall. But of all the beautiful blessings we see each day, nothing is more beautiful than Jesus and his love for us.