Advent // Joy

By Lyndi Harris | December 16, 2024
Advent celebrating the christmas season

“The world looks for happiness through self-assertion. The Christian knows that joy is found in self-abandonment. ‘If a man will let himself be lost for My sake,’ Jesus said, ‘he will find his true self.” Elizabeth Elliot  What an amazing quotation from Elizabeth Elliot, who by the way is uniquely capable of commenting on where…

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Home For Christmas // TV Special 2022

By thegeneral | December 25, 2022

Christmas is here, and we loved sharing the Good News of Jesus to Greater Nashville and beyond! Check out for our 3rd annual Christmas broadcast special, Home for Christmas, which takes place in a beautiful home in downtown Franklin. You can expect familiar Christmas songs to sing along with, a fun-filled kids moment, dancing, and…

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Fresh Fruit // Part 2: Joy

By thegeneral | August 21, 2022

Joy vs. Happiness The second fruit of the Spirit is joy. So, what is joy? Many dictionaries list it as a synonym for happiness, but they’re definitely not the same thing. Happiness is fully an emotion. It’s a product of our circumstances, and it changes with the wind. But joy is something that we can…

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Advance // Part 3: Emotional Health

By thegeneral | January 16, 2022

Let’s Talk about our Feelings I feel like ________. Fill in the blank. What are you feeling today? Sad? Frustrated? Overjoyed? Relieved? Tired? Whether you pay attention to them or not, our feelings affect us on a daily (if not hourly!) basis. God created us in His image, and like Himself, He made us to…

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A Beautiful Life // Part 2: Grows Daily

By thegeneral | April 18, 2021

What Spiritual Maturity Looks Like We all want to live a life that is beautiful. We want a life that is characterized by love, peace, joy, and grace. We long for freedom from the struggles of this life. But, how do we get there? Well, it starts with growth. We all have to start somewhere,…

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