Christmas 2026 | In the Darkness... Light - Chris Dew

In a world that often feels shrouded in darkness, we're confronted with a profound question: how do we respond when it seems all the lights have gone out? This message explores three common but inadequate responses—hiding from the darkness in our comfortable bubbles, embracing and acting like the darkness around us, or screaming at it in anger and judgment. Yet the Christmas story reveals a fourth way, modeled by Jesus himself: shining our light in the darkness. Drawing from Isaiah 9:2-7, we're reminded that the people walking in darkness have seen a great light, and that light came in the form of a child—Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. Jesus didn't stay safely in heaven, nor did he conform to the brokenness around him, nor did he condemn from a distance. Instead, he entered fully into our darkness, lived perfectly within it, and ultimately defeated it through his death and resurrection. This Christmas, we're invited to follow his example—not by our own strength, but by allowing his light to shine through us into a world desperately needing hope.