MOTIVATE Could you imagine if we celebrated Christmas every day? As we finish the final days of December and enter the cold winter months, not to mention the tough and trying year of 2020, we need something to look forward. Or, perhaps we need something to look backward. The key to life, faith, and joy…
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Imperfect Christmas, Imperfect Guests (Luke 2:8-20)
MOTIVATE Did you see it this week? Everyone was taking pictures of this rare phenomenon in the sky that last happened 400 years ago, and nearly 800 years ago during the nighttime. Experts called it the “Great Conjunction,” while others called it the “Christmas Star.” From the view of earth, the planets Jupiter and Saturn…
Divine In The Darkness
“And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by NIGHT.” Luke 2:8 Something that has caught my attention this year is the divine encounter in the dark. God spoke into the night. In the routine of keeping watch and warning off predators, the unlikely and…
Stick To The Story
I received a huge compliment this week from a guest at our church. Essentially, they said “We noticed your sermon wasn’t YOUR message. You didn’t load several Scriptures to create a sermon or force your message on the text. Instead, you let the text speak for itself.” Today we rightfully complain about news media who…
Growing Godly Generations 