Resolutions & Petitions 2017

2017 is 3 days away. God loves us freely & fully through faith in Jesus, yet we grow through following through in commitments. Disciplines help fulfill our desires & dreams. So what resolutions would you like to make? “May we shout for joy over your salvation, and in the name of our God set up…

Behold, Our Coming Savior (Matthew 1:18-25)

MOTIVATE I have a like/dislike view of nativity scenes. –        Little figurines in our home… are they decorations or idols? –        Church nativities often inaccurate with wisemen present (they didn’t show up until 1-2 years after Jesus’ birth). –        Nativities often unrealistic with perfect arrangements, but can’t you imagine the chaos? Mary looks remarkably unexhausted…

Behold, Our Coming Savior (Isaiah 61)

PLAY AUDIO: MOTIVATE Askew injustice vs actual injustice. –        Wake up from kids talking/yelling. I don’t deserve to be woken up like this! –        Pull off covers and it’s cold. I shouldn’t be cold, (yell at spouse) turn up the heat! –        Look in closet full of clothes. There is nothing for me to wear!…

Behold Our Coming Savior (Isaiah 9)

MOTIVATE Darkness can be disastrous. Have you ever gotten up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom or somewhere else in the house, only to miscalculate where was the end of the bed and hit your toe? That can be a major miscalculation and make you want to lose your religion!…