Posts Tagged ‘Spirituality’
Home For Christmas // TV Special 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…
Read MoreThe Language of Christmas // Part 5: Giving of Gifts
John 3:16 Ephesians 2:8-10 2 Corinthians 9:15 Luke 2:10 & 11
Read MoreThe Language of Christmas // Part 4: Acts of Service
Love is a Verb Dear children, let us not love with words or speech, but with actions and in truth. — 1 John 3:18 People say “I love you” a lot. We say it to our close friends and our family at the end of phone calls and every time we part. If we’re not…
Read MoreThe Language of Christmas // Part 3: Quality Time
Time, Money, & Priorities All of us have been blessed with a new day each morning. But Scripture tells us that A person’s days are determined; You have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed (Job 14:5). Our God has set limits for us, and He expects us to…
Read MoreThe Language of Christmas // Part 2: Words of Affirmation
Talk Isn’t Cheap But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is the Messiah, the Lord.” Luke 2:10-11 Have you ever thought to thank God for the…
Read MoreThe Language of Christmas // Part 1: Physical Touch
The God Who Gives For God so loved the world that He gave His One and Only Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. — John 3:16 The sentence from the Gospel of John above is the most famous Bible verse of all time. It reveals so much about…
Read MoreLiving an Intentional Life // Part 3: Intercede
Defining Some Important Words The words intercede, apologetics, and evangelism might not come up in your everyday conversations. You might even feel a little overwhelmed when you hear them. But these aren’t things that should be left to pastors and theology professors alone! In fact, you’ve probably engaged in these things this week! So, let’s…
Read MoreLiving an Intentional Life // Part 2: Invest
Be Prepared to Give an Answer But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your…
Read MoreFresh Fruit // Part 9: Self-Control
What is Self-Control? When you think of self-control, what do you think of? For many, an easy illustration is of the calorie-counter who passes on a second slice of cake. But self-control goes much further than managing our physical hunger and love of sweets. Below is a more expansive definition. Self-control: the virtue of one…
Read MoreFresh Fruit // Part 8: Gentleness
It’s Tough to Be Gentle In today’s culture, it can be a serious challenge for us to be gentle. Just think about how harshly people respond to one another’s politics: convincing others that we’re right and “righteous” often comes before respect for them as people! This is the standard that is set for us in…
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