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Advance // Part 2: Relational Health
Getting Right in our Relationships Relationships. They’re a big deal, right? Every one of us has relationships in our lives – with our family members, our significant other, our friends, our coworkers, and many more. Some are built-in, like our families or our coworkers. Others are some that we’ve chosen to build, like our friends…
Read MoreAdvance // Part 1: Physical Health
Turning a New Page New year’s resolutions – many people make them each year, but statistics show that few actually follow through on them. Why? Because sticking to something over the course of a whole year can be challenging. It’s hard to make a goal and stick to it, especially when we’re trying to do it…
Read MoreChristmas The Supporting Cast // Part 6: Living as Christmas People Every Day
Living as Christmas People Every Day Christmas is over. It’s time to start boxing up the decorations, putting up the tree, and saying goodbye to family members in town. Every year, the “after Christmas” lull hits. The cheery feeling of Christmas fades, as the lights come down and the bright, fun Christmas music no longer…
Read MoreChristmas The Supporting Cast // Part 5: Worship Jesus This Christmas
The Role We All Play This Christmas season, we’ve learned about the roles the different supporting characters of the Christmas story played as they waited for the coming Messiah. Simeon obediently waited, trusting God to fulfill His promise. Anna remained faithful, even in the heartache and longing. The Magi joyfully sacrificed and invested in what…
Read MoreChristmas The Supporting Cast // Part 4: The Magi: Sacrifice and Investment
We Saw the Star… After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw His star when it rose and have come to worship Him.” Matthew 2:1-2 In…
Read MoreChristmas The Supporting Cast // Part 3: Anna: Stayed Faithful All Her Days
Faithfulness: One Day at a Time Faithfulness is a daily, intentional decision. It would be much easier to remain faithful and steadfast in our walk with Christ if it was just for a few days, right? But, that’s the challenging part about faithfulness – it’s a life-long, consistent, and prayerful effort from us. In Luke…
Read MoreChristmas The Supporting Cast // Part 2: Simeon: Will you see Jesus this Christmas?
Waiting in Hope Think of a time when you held a baby in your arms. Maybe it was a newborn son or daughter, niece or nephew, grandson or granddaughter. We all know, or can imagine, the beauty of that moment, the fragility of it, the special feeling of holding a sweet new life in your…
Read MoreChristmas The Supporting Cast // Part 1: The Ancestory.com of Jesus
You are a Part of God’s Story Have you ever used the phrase, “I’m just not good enough”? Maybe you’ve felt that way about a work position, a relationship, or a task you’ve been given. You look ahead at the task, and you just feel like you’re not the person for the job. You just…
Read MoreCelebrating God’s Goodness // Part 5: Stories of Thanksgiving
Telling our Stories of Thanksgiving Do you remember when you were a kid, and almost every story that you heard would amaze you? You’d listen in while your dad, your grandparent, or your older sibling read from a book or told you this amazing story of heroes, incredible events, and mysterious situations. Those stories left…
Read MoreCelebrating God’s Goodness // Part 4: God’s Goodness Continues
What can you celebrate today? Our lives tell our stories. How we live, what we do and say, the things that we prioritize – all of those different elements point to what is important to us. As we heard this past Sunday, what we celebrate represents what we value. What do you value? What is…
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