As Christmas approaches, take a moment to pause with reflect on a truth that changes everything: God is with us. As Matthew writes, quoting the prophet Isaiah, “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). —Matthew 1:23 This is the heart behind the mission at Community Bible Study: that every person, in every community, would have access to caring, in-depth Bible study and would experience transformation through the Word of

Jesus. What comes to your mind when you hear that name? Savior. King. LORD. The Way. The Truth. The Life. Immanuel. Our Hero. The Lamb of God. Jesus. With flesh and blood. Sweat and tears. Hangnails and sunburns. Rejection and exhaustion. Fully man. And yet fully God. Don’t you wish you could know not just His Story better, but know Him better? Journey with Max in the weeks leading up to Easter through this six-week study, learn about the life of Immanuel, the Friend of sinners, our Compassionat