How’s this chapter of life going? Maybe for you, this chapter has a lot of difficult moments; personal struggles, broken relationships, as well as the numerous trials related to this cultural moment. As we navigate the difficulties of life, we can choose to quit and walk away, or we can choose to stay! To stay the course, looking forward to the end goal; past this earthly life and into eternity, focused on a better story.
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There’s a huge difference between intention and direction. Because intention never actually gets us to our desired destination. That is, until we stop, and change our direction. If we can keep Jesus at the centre, our direction changes. When Jesus is the centre and the standard, our best intentions turn into Gospel-focused direction. And we live a better story!
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Every Christmas Eve we’re invited to the manger. The manger is the centre-piece of every nativity set. And the manger central to the account of the very first Christmas. Have you ever asked why?
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Our Fourth Advent If I told you that “I love you” would you believe me? Depending on the relationship we have, you may or may
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I’m talking about that giddy, uncontrollable joy, where you want to run and jump and shout for joy?
Some of you may feel like this is an unfair question. That this year, 2020, has not been very joyful at all. However, there is one moment of giddy, uncontrollable joy that happened hundreds, if not thousands of times throughout 2020. And that’s when parents find out a baby’s on the way!
Specifically, for those first-time parents! We’ve all seen those videos on social, where a mom plans a pregnancy reveal to her husband on camera. And what does he do? He goes crazy; crying or laughing, sometimes both at the same time. He is overwhelmed with joy!
Then, an even better video-clip is when the couple tells the first-time grandparents. I especially love watching grandmas! She starts dancing around the kitchen or living room like a crazy lady! You can’t help but smile or laugh.
Now imagine for a moment, receiving that baby announcement after 400 years of waiting.
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When do you start preparing for Christmas? Do you start the day after Thanksgiving, or maybe even before that?
Do you start playing Christmas music after the first snowfall? Then immediately move to decorating, wrapping gifts, and Christmas baking?
What if I told you preparations were a matter of the heart? That preparing for Christmas has little to do with what we do, and more to do with why we do it? (Our heart condition leading up to Christmas can make all the difference!)
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Our First Advent: This week, as we enter our first Advent, we’ll discover how much names really do matter. Before we focus on Mary and Joseph, and the Christ-Child. We must first, focus on Elizabeth and Zechariah, and their child, John.
John, who would become a Prophet, and the forerunner of Our Coming Saviour, Jesus.
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Jesus is our hope, but can we prove it? As Christians, we know this to be true. Unfortunately, we aren’t able to articulate it as
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Have you ever made a deal with God? Have you ever asked Him for something that you want really bad? What about when you’re in
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We have a problem. We are naturally blind to our own nature, convincing ourselves that we are justified. Therein, creating a godlike existence, doing what is right in our own eyes. The point is that evolution struggles to explain why we’re not inherently good. Instead, the evidence actually shows us that humanity is inherently selfish. The same problem Adam and Eve had in the very beginning.
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Have you ever asked yourself, “Why was I born? Why am I here? Why do I exist?” The real question is, “Who am I?” The starting point to answering this question is found in the first chapter of the Bible.
“Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.'” Genesis 1:26
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Has the coronavirus caused you to think about life differently? Have you found yourself thinking about faith, and eternity more than before? Have you found yourself Googling prayer, God, Jesus, or church? Has your outlook on the future changed, due to our current crisis? If so, that might not be a bad thing.
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