Most of our days are full of reading and writing emails, social media posts, and text messages, but when's the last time you thought of writing as a way to make disciples? The Bible and church history show that God has ordained writing as an important ministry tool, and I think it’s time for the local church to reclaim this tool for the sake of the gospel. ...
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The Advent of Hope | 1 Timothy 1:1 | By Tami Burnett". . . Christ Jesus our hope," 1 Timothy 1:1 We all hope for something. We hope for meaningful careers. We hope for repaired relationships. We hope the cancer won't return. We hope for a better future. What are you hoping for today?While it's not wrong to hope for things to get better, ultimately, receiving these things...
Keep Reading The Advent of Love | Psalm 89:1 | By Josh StewartI will sing of the steadfast love of the LORD, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 89:1 For all eternity, God's people will rejoice in the perfect and steadfast love of God. This is a beautiful truth to remember as we conclude our Advent series. As we approach Christmas day,...
Keep Reading The Advent of Peace | Psalm 103:11-14 and John 14:27For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us. As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remem...
Keep Reading The Advent of Joy | Luke 2:10-11 And the angel said to them, "Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:10-11 The heavenly announcement of Jesus' birth was unlike any other. Though most birth announcements are for family and friends...
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For the past few weeks of advent, we have been speaking about thehope, peace, and joy we have in Christ.During this season, we arereminded of God's great love for us in sendinghis Son to earth to be born as a baby who would later die on the cross for our sins toreconcile us back to God. We see this in 1 John 4:10,"In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he lov...
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One of the most loved Christmas carols of all time is, in fact, not a Christmas carol at all. The song is so familiar and its words are so well known that you really don't notice that the song does not include a single detail of Jesus' birth: no stable, no shepherds, no wise men, no Mary or Joseph, no little town of Bethlehem or choirs of angels or silent nights. It's "J...
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As you know, we are in the season of Advent; that time in the Christian calendar when we as a church are preparing our hearts and minds for the celebration of Christmas. Isaiah the prophet spoke of the coming of Christ as a baby when he said: "For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Won...
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As the people of God, this is the time of year that we celebrate Advent, the season leading up to Christmas. Through these four Sundays leading up to Christmas Day, we remember that for thousands of years, God's people were anticipating and longing for the coming of God's salvation. They were awaiting a Savior. That's whatadventmeanscoming. This week we praise the Lord for...
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