At Christmas, we often talk about what happened: a baby lying in a manger, angels singing in the sky, shepherds watching in the field. But Titus 2 tells us what the birth of Christ did. When the grace of God “appeared,” Paul says, it wasn’t simply the beginning of a beloved story; it was the beginning of a new reality.
Zechariah, speaking of the coming birth of Jesus, said that he would “appear … to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace” (Luke 1:79).
Christ appeared “full of grace and truth” (John 1:14), and his appearing did things—things we should be mindful of, grateful for, and purposeful about.
Josiah has served the Oakridge Bible Chapel family as one of its elders and one of its pastoral staff members since September 2018, before which he ministered as an associate pastor to a local congregation in the Canadian prairies. Josiah's desire is to be used by God to help equip the church for ministry, both while gathered (edification) and while scattered (evangelization). He is married to Patricia, and together they have five children—Jonah, Henry, Nathaniel, Josephine, and Benjamin.
