Christmas
Abundantly Love
God showed how much He loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through Him. This is real love. 1 John 4:9-10 NLT From Thanksgiving until New Years, the holiday season can overload your to-do list. It seems like the year was just coasting along. Then suddenly, you are shopping for the “perfect” gift, attending as many…
Christmas
And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death— even death on a cross! – Philippians 2:8 Do you plan on taking the time this Christmas to tell your children or friends about the purpose of Christmas? If so, what will you tell them? Although we usually meditate on the birth of Jesus at this time of the year, His purpose in…
God, Can We Talk?
“In the course of time, David inquired of the Lord. ‘Shall I go up to one of the towns of Judah?’ he asked. The Lord said, ‘Go up.’ David asked, ‘Where shall I go?’ ‘To Hebron,’ the Lord answered. So David went up…” 2 Samuel 2:1-2a The story of David in the Old Testament is a remarkable one. David was the youngest of eight sons, yet Samuel the prophet priest anoints him…
How Can I Give?
Christmas – when God gave His very BEST to us. A gift worth eternity to those of us who receive the gift of His Son. I hope you take time this month to pause and give thought to how precious and how expensive God’s gift to you really is. Given all eternity you and I could never pay enough for the Lord’s special gift to us. YET…if we are appreciative, we should be…
Whose Power?
Recuperating at home this last month from neck surgery has had a way of molding new perspectives. God has been teaching me the blessing of receiving from others [tough lesson for someone in the giving profession]. Extra time to meet with the Lord has only deepened my love for Him and resolve to serve Him better. Absence from the work I love, shepherding First Baptist, has…
God With Us
Two stories relate the message I want to remind you of this Christmas. There is an old story about a teacher who did not believe in God. Not content with that, however, he tried to discourage his students from believing in God as well. One day, as the Christmas season approached and questions about God were being asked, he sent a pupil to the chalkboard with instructions…
Putting Christ In Christian
As I write this, we’ve just gone through another Christmas season. Don’t you just hate how the birth of Christ, Christmas, has become so commercialized and secular? It’s not politically correct to say “Merry Christmas” now; you have to say something like “Happy Holidays”. And the holiday emphasis and blitz starts way before…