Month: December 2018

12 30 18 Colossians 2018 seemed to by like a whirlwind.  It went by quickly.  In it there were challenges and changes, uncertainties and circumstances that tested and shaped our faith.  What will 2019 hold for each of us.  One thing for sure as was evident in 2018 we can expect the same in 2019 – God will remain faithful.  In his letter to Colossae, Paul offers several ideas that can help us take AIM in 2019 to help us mature in our faith.  He offers insight in how we should study, serve, speak, submit, sing, and supplicate.  What will shape the year ahead for you?

The theme for this year’s Christmas Eve Service is about the purpose of Jesus coming to earth.  In the Gospels, Jesus tells us why He came.  He came to surrender to the will of the Father.  He came to serve others and He did so by performing many miracles to help people.  In serving those people He came to seek them out.  He did so as a way of saving them, saving us through His death on the cross.  He could only do that by coming to earth and living like us.  Is He your Savior?  He came to seek and save you.

12 23 18 Matthe 1 and 2 Luke 1 and 2 In the unfolding drama of the Christmas account revealed in Scripture we see various reactions to the news and coming of Jesus by each of the characters found in the accounts of Matthew and Luke.  They range from readiness as in the case of Mary to rejoicing by the shepherds to rejection by King Herod.  Others also reacted to the news.  They represent how people today respond to the news about Jesus’ coming 2000 years ago.  This Christmas, how will you respond to the birth of the Savior?

12 16 18 Micah 5:2 Isaiah 7:14 As we approach Christmas, there is a reminder from the Old Testament that the Messiah would be born.  These prophecies provide important information about the Messiah.  Prophecies are bountiful, they are believable and they are beautiful.  That these prophecies are about Jesus is irrefutable.  They told us He would come, and He did.

12 09 18 Genesis 3:15 The Bible is all about Jesus.  From the very beginning God had a plan that came with a promise.  He would send someone to break the curse of sin.  It would happen four thousand years later, but it would happen.  Hope is seen in the omnipotence, omniscience and omnipresence of God.  We celebrate Christmas because of the promise God made about Jesus.  Let’s rejoice in the promise.

12 02 II Peter 3:18 Here we are at the conclusion of II Peter.  It’s the sum of all that Peter want’s to say to ensure and encourage that his hearers stand strong in their faith.  Just how is that done?  Grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.  We need to live for Him, learn about Him, and love him.  That is the way to stand strong.