The Kings Before

A Twelve Day Journey Through God’s Hints of Christmas Before It Happened

As we give gifts small or large, simple or snazzy, this Christmas, this year’s devotional booklet invites us to reflect on the profound ways in which God gifts us to give the best sort of gifts to others. We will go on a twelve day journey through Galatians 5:22-26, exploring how the Holy Spirit transforms us to embody the essence of Christmas hope in the year ahead.

The Name Matters and So Does the Nature (December 22, 2025)

Jesus shows us both His nature and a recognizable “name” so that we can understand Him — and understand what we really need to know.

God Didn't Wear a Costume (December 21, 2025)

We all reach for something we can actually recognize and hold on to—some concrete person or presence we can truly know, not just a philosophy about. That hunger is exactly what John 1 puts its finger on: the Word who was with God in the beginning became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth.

The Spirit of Christmas isn't a Spirit Store (December 15, 2025)

We need something that lasts, not just a temporary banner of God’s love. Fortunately, that’s exactly what God provides for us.

Looking for Signs or the Son (December 8, 2025)

Are we looking for the right thing and do we understand the right “time” for it? As we get everything synchronized for Christmas, the author of Hebrews encourages us to be synchronized with Christ.

The Grace Blizzard Has Come (December 7, 2025)

When a winter forecast keeps bouncing around, most of us know better than to cancel everything over what might never arrive. Luke opens his Gospel with the opposite claim: this is no chance of grace next week, but the report of what has already been fulfilled among us—Jesus actually coming in history.

The Twelve Days of Christmas

A 12 Days of Christmas Journey Through the Gifts God Gives Us to Give Others

During Advent, we all excitedly look towards celebrating Jesus’s birth. However, suddenly it is December 26 and the world resets to its ordinary preoccupations. That’s what is wonderful about observing the Twelve Days of Christmas: it helps us keep reflecting on God’s grace and the miracle of Christmas after the busyness of Christmas Day is past.

All Snow... is Snow (December 1, 2025)

We don’t want to simply know about a miracle that happened long ago and was forgotten thereafter. We need to know that there is a consistency in God’s care, too.

Grown Back from the Stump (November 30, 2025)

Christmas can arrive wrapped in lights and joy while grief, loss, and the sense that this world is deeply broken remain close at hand. The Gospel of Mark opens with “the beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ,” echoing creation itself and pressing an Advent question beneath all the decorations: What kind of beginning can Jesus bring to lives that do not feel whole?

Christmas Eve at Little Hills

Come Celebrate the Savior's Birth with Us

Join us on December 24 at 7 pm on Christmas Eve as Little Hills — a special moment to prepare our hearts for Christmas Day. During the service we will share in the culmination of our journey through the Four Gospels telling of the Savior’s arrival. We will share in readings from God’s Word, singing Christmas carols and enjoy a candlelight service to celebrate that our Savior is born!