VIDEO FORTHCOMING MOTIVATE When is the last time you were excited about Christmas eve? Tonight, I want to share a brief message about how God’s love is the most important and powerful gift that we can receive, and to help renew our Christmas joy. EXAMINE 1 Corinthians 13 Christmas Eve 1 Corinthians 13 1 If…
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A Gift That Makes Everything Right (1 Corinthians 13:6-10)
MOTIVATE Designer clothes are known by their trademark labels and designs.[1] You can know if clothing is from Under Armour if it has the UA symbol. You can know if it’s a Polo shirt if it has the symbol of a horse with a man and polo stick. Nike has the swoosh; Adidas has the…
Uniquely Born
To dismiss the virgin birth of Jesus is to… 1) Rob the Bible of its faithfulness. Either we believe what the Scriptures prophecy and proclaim, or we do not. But we cannot pick and choose what aspects of Christ we believe, and others we do not. 2) Relegate Joseph to a fool. If Jesus wasn’t…
A Gift That Doesn’t Count (1 Corinthians 13:5)
MOTIVATE One of my favorite stories from this season is Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” It was first published in 1843, and today has a couple dozen movie adaptations.[1] The popular character in this story is Ebenezer Scrooge, and he has become a profound symbol of transformation from the magic and love of Christmas. Ebenezer…
Growing Godly Generations 