“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 ESV). Do you ever wonder why we say “Merry Christmas?”
Month: November 2012
No more empty seats at the table
“’O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?’ The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the
You can’t say “Thanks” without “Giving!”
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!” (Psalm 100:4 ESV). You can’t say “thanks” without “giving.” The two go together. Yet many Americans have forgotten this secret to a thriving life of giving and gratitude. The result is a grumbling and greedy society that is growing
Are you like the chicken or the pig?
“For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him” (2 Chronicles 16:9 NIV84). Have you heard the story about the trip that the chicken and pig took together? No? Well… …Once upon a time, a chicken and a pig took a trip together. And
Will we leave them as orphans?
“I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you” (John 14:18-20 ESV). This Sunday we will