Posts Tagged ‘Jesus’
Faith Works: The Book of James // Submit Yourselves to God
So why should we be faithful to God? Why choose friendship with Him over the world? Because God chose to enter into a relationship with us, fully knowing we would betray Him. Even after all the times we’ve walked away, made mistakes or said things we regret, God remains faithful. God chose to send His…
Read MoreStories of Christmas | Part Five: Jesus
Merry Christmas! Thank you for celebrating the Christ of Christmas at this special Christmas Eve Service. My hope and prayer is that you experience the love and grace of God as you realize that Christmas is for you. The greatest Gift of all has been given to you this Christmas – Jesus, God’s own Son.…
Read MoreStories of Christmas | Part Four: The Magi
When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with His mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped Him. Matthew 2:10-11 The story of the Magi shows us the beauty of God’s nature, the power of Scripture, and the depth of the human heart. The Magi…
Read MoreStories of Christmas | Part One: Mary
Christmas is a season of excitement and anticipation, where we celebrate the birth of Jesus. As we dive into the Advent season, we are reminded of the astonishing story of the first Christmas. This year, our church is in its Christmas sermon series – Stories of Christmas, a journey through Luke 2 exploring the stories…
Read MoreChristmas Eve // Part 5
The Coming of Jesus Write down today’s date. Think about how often you write that date throughout the years – reference it historically, presently, and futuristically. We determine and associate when things happened based on this time reference. That point in history has to have a fixed reference point. A day or year is not…
Read MoreLove Came Down // Part 4: Joy
Joy to the World Joy to the world, the Lord is come! These are lyrics we sing every Christmas season and is a song that people, non-Christians and Christians alike, are likely very familiar with. But, when we sing these lyrics, what are we really singing about? Where does this joy we sing of come…
Read MoreLove Came Down // Part 3: Love
When Love Came Down What’s one thing that’s happened in your life that changed everything for you? Do you have something that immediately comes to mind? We all have an event or a situation that has impacted our life in a lot of ways, or impacts many people in our life. There are even events…
Read MoreLove Came Down // Part 2: Peace
Peace Found in All Circumstances Most, if not all, of us like to know what’s coming around the corner. We prefer to have a plan for our lives and for every aspect of our lives to go according to that plan. Unfortunately for those of us who do make plans and put our hope in…
Read MoreLove Came Down // Part 1: Hope
Expectant for the Messiah As a child, do you remember the feeling of the Christmas season? You have the Christmas tree set up in your home, with presents slowly piling up over the month of December. Every day leading up to Christmas, the hope, the anticipation, the waiting to see what you’re going to receive…
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