Christian, you have been given at least one spiritual gift so you can partner with other Christ-followers to continue God’s work here on earth. Do you know what your gift is? Are you using it? How do I know what my spiritual gift is? If you have truly repented of your sin and asked Jesus…
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What goals did you make for 2016? What New Year’s resolutions did you make? Did you look at how you can serve better God this year? This month we’ll be looking closer at spiritual gifts and how they should be used. First though, we need to look at a question many people ask themselves. “Did…
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Happy New Year! What are your goals for 2016 or your New Year’s resolutions? Have you considered asking God to make you more humble? Today we are wrapping up our look at Philippians 2:1-11. Monday we talked about the importance of living a humble life. Wednesday we talked specifically about pride. Today let’s look at…
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This week we are looking at Philippians 2:1-11. Monday we talked about the importance of living a humble life. Today we’re going to talk specifically about pride. Pride is the antonym, the opposite, of humility. What is pride? Why is it bad? Let’s start by reviewing our definitions. What do “pride” and “humility” mean? Humiliation –…
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I hope you had a wonderful Christmas, whether you had a big celebration or a quiet day like my family did. If your Christmas was full of fighting and uncomfortable situations, I’m sorry. Remember, though, that Christmas is not about family. Christmas is not about getting or giving gifts. Christmas is really about Jesus. What…
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Today we’re looking at my favorite Christmas carol: “What Child Is This?” Let’s look at some of the funny, old words in this song and at the most important thing about Christmas. (Hint: It’s not the birth of a baby.) The Song Do you know the song “What Child Is This?” Here’s a video of…
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The story of the little drummer boy is not in the Bible, but this fictional story points to an important truth. The Song Are you a fan of Pentatonix? Their version of “Little Drummer Boy” amazes me. I don’t know how a human mouth, throat, and voice can make all those complex drumming sounds. Wow!…
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Things are going well, everyone is happy, everyone is healthy, and our prayers have been answered. What’s next, or are we just idling along in life? How does prayer fit into our lives during good times? Early in Jesus’ ministry things were going well. He had large crowds following Him and hanging on every word…
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When you have experienced tragedy or loss, holidays can be a trigger for those memories. It doesn’t help that everyone else around you seems to be celebrating and so happy . Even at church the message can seem to be: “Why aren’t you happy? It’s Jesus’ birthday!” Is that really what God thinks? Is it…
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“Go Tell It On The Mountain” is a popular Christmas song, especially for kids. Do you ever stop to think about what it means? Why a mountain? What are we supposed to tell? What does it have to do with shepherds? The Song (with lyrics) Go, Tell It On The Mountain, Over the hills and…
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