Apollo Baptist Church

Apollo Baptist Church is a caring community of Christ-followers where the Bible is preached boldly, the gospel is communicated clearly, and every person is challenge to take their next step toward God. We believe in developing a culture of discipleship that leads to worship and compels us to be on mission.

When an angel of the Lord appeared to a group of poor, unassuming, and surprised shepherds, he told them he had “good news of great joy that will be for all people (Luke 2:10).” What makes Christmas so joyous and how is it such good news for ALL people? Without the birth of Jesus, Abraham would have to sacrifice his son with no hope of resurrection (Genesis 22). Without the birth of Jesus, Job would have had no joy in his suffering (Job 19:25). Without the birth of Jesus, the promise of a greater prophet than the flawed ones we have had so far would have had no power. Without the birth of Jesus, the world would still be in darkness and see no light (Isaiah 9:2). All these and many more are reasons the angel tells the shepherds he had “good news of great joy that will be for all people.” If you stripped away the pomp, ceremony, and all that comes with holiday festivities, would Christmas still be good to you? Do you know the real joy that is in Jesus because of His coming into the world in the flesh as baby? Come and hear this five-week series on what the Bible says about the great joy of Christmas.