Advent Traditions

During this advent season we remember the “great joy” through the joy of participating in Christmas traditions like putting up Christmas trees and giving gifts....
Keep ReadingLet’s encourage one another, and especially our visitors, by initiating a greeting and by listening well. ...
Luke's Gospel provides insight into a truly Christian approach to gratitude. ...
In Christ’s death, we die to our old identity. We are no longer slaves to sin. We are free from any obligation, addiction, and necessity to sin because sin has no reign on us....
Instead of abandoning us to eternal death and destruction, God, in His mercy and grace, devised a rescue plan for humanity. At precisely the right time, God the Father sent His Son, Jesus, to die for the ungodly....
The persecutions, losses, physical pains, and tragedies we face, help us to spiritually grow so we can better serve God and provide an empathetic sense of direction for others as we follow the path God has set before us....
This resurrection week, look not to fleeting joys but to be joined to the one who fully satisfies, whose perfect kingdom will have no end and be full of immeasurable riches of grace. ...
Neither Jews under the Law of God, nor Gentiles, who see the good character of God in creation, have succeeded in obtaining righteousness because all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (3:23)....
The PDF Discussion Guide for the Marriage Seminar is available in this post. ...
Our Creator does not uncover our wickedness to cruelly shame us, but to give us the truth--there is no hope that we can ever redeem ourselves....
God’s desire for us is to live full lives, for our hearts and our minds to be so saturated by God’s word, that by the power of the Holy Spirit we may love God fully....
During this advent season we remember the “great joy” through the joy of participating in Christmas traditions like putting up Christmas trees and giving gifts....
Keep ReadingAt its core, advent is a season of waiting. We remember and celebrate the thousands of years that God’s people waited for the promised Messiah to come. Each year during Advent we remember the people of God who waited centuries for the coming of the promised Messiah to rescue them....
Keep ReadingFor those who have repented and trusted in Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection, this future judgment is cause for rejoicing!...
Keep ReadingLike the Israelites, we must also meditate on God’s word and keep it, work out our salvation with fear and trembling, and be a witness to this present generation that is hostile to God....
Keep ReadingIt is not often pleasant to experience correction or rebuke from others, but it is what we should invite into our lives....
Keep ReadingAccording to Jesus, consuming love for God is the most important command to observe, and similarly, deep care for others is vital....
Keep ReadingAs we seek to stand firm in the faith, we must remember that Christ has already secured the victory....
Keep ReadingA heart rooted in love for Christ acts in loving-kindness toward his neighbors, family, friends, and enemies....
Keep ReadingGod, in his sovereign wisdom, has ordained all things, and yet he is inviting us to participate in his plans through prayer....
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