GOD’s goal for us is to make us more like CHRIST and not to give us everything we want in this life. HIS love for HIS children goes beyond anything we can imagine on this earth. In all of our wanderings and strivings and personal goals we set for ourselves, we can never come near … More GOD’S GOAL FOR US
One of the words GOD helped me choose this year is connection. At first I didn’t think much of it, but already I see HIS HAND in showing me about connection with others, with HIS Church and how important it is. None of us are alone in this walk. After we love the LORD with … More CONNECTION
Christmas is still with us even after the calendar reads December 25th……..and even after and into the New Year. WISE MEN SEEK HIM ALL YEAR LONG It’s because of GOD’S grace that Christmas remains. We put away the decorations and Christmas tree, but GOD’S love for us never leaves us. JESUS doesn’t give up on … More CHRISTMAS REMAINS
IMMANUEL. It’s a Hebrew masculine name consisting of two Hebrew words: El meaning “GOD” and Immanu meaning “with us.” It’s the with us that should get us! Love and grace came for us at Christmas. MATTHEW 1: 21 “SHE WILL GIVE BIRTH TO A SON, AND YOU ARE TO NAME HIM JESUS, BECAUSE HE WILL SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS.” GOD was … More IMMANUEL
Be still and linger a little longer this season. Because this season is filled with HIS hope and HIS light. Don’t deny the dark, look for the light. Don’t deny the chaos, look for CHRIST’S peace. Because HIS peace is there……..born there, in that stable long ago. LINGER TODAY IN FRONT OF THAT STABLE The … More LET’S LINGER
When JESUS was born, oh how the angels must have sung a beautiful song of glory! Can you imagine? Oh, the gift of song and melody. Oh, the gift of music for our ears to hear! If you listen carefully, you will hear that sweet sound of Christmas. The sounds are all around us this time … More FA LA LA LA LA, LA LA LA LA!
Especially at Christmastime…….GOD sent the gift to us here on earth and it not only is the greatest gift ever given, but it’s the greatest story ever told and the greatest grace you will ever experience. EMMANUEL………GOD IS WITH US! Thousands of years ago……..on that starry night an even brighter star showed the way for … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
It’s interesting to me how your focus on gifts change as you grow older. I now identify with the phrase: I really don’t need a thing. Because what I do need more than anything in this season of my life is JESUS. Isn’t HE just the perfect gift each year? HE is and always will be what CHRISTMAS … More MAKE JESUS THE CENTERPIECE OF THIS CHRISTMAS
And so here we are again………another Christmas season. We search for just the right gift and we get distracted by all the glitter and festivities. Christmas is not something to be found…….Christmas is the ONE who came for us. LOVE CAME DOWN AT CHRISTMAS JESUS is the gift and HE is the greatest gift you … More SUNDAY REFLECTIONS
YOU are not your own…….you were bought with a price and that was JESUS. HE hung on the Cross for you and me, chose the nails for you and me too. 1 CORINTHIANS 6: 19-20 “DON’T YOU REALIZE THAT YOUR BODY IS THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, WHO LIVES IN YOU AND WAS GIVEN TO … More GLORIFY YOUR NEW OWNER
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