2 Timothy 3:16-17All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.All Scripture is profitable! Knowing this, we cheat ourselves when we do not access every book, every truth, every verse, and every page of our Bibles for the promis...  Read More

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come - 2 Corinthians 5:17 Dear God,Thank you that you make all things new. Thank you for all that you have allowed into our lives this past year, the good along with the hard things, which have reminded us how much we need you and rely on your presence filling us every single dayWe pray for your S...  Read More

For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ.  For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.  Now you are Christ's body, and individually members of it (1 Corinthians 12:12-13, 27).The body of Christ is ...  Read More

1 Corinthians 1:1-9 Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours; Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.I thank my God al...  Read More

This week children around the world will share their personal answer to: What did you get for Christmas.  It is an easy request that has a much deeper connection.  In the child's mind the response is all about the stuff.  They will tell stories of special toys with a little glimmer in their eyes.  The unspoken truth is that each gift is attached to a relationship.  Children are excited about the n...  Read More

Christmas is a time for giving gifts … and receiving gifts.  Think about that Christmas gift you received.  What did you do to get it?  You did not earn it.  You did not necessarily deserve it.  All you had to do on Christmas morning to make it yours was to unwrap it and receive it.  After all, it was freely given by someone who loves you.The Bible says the gift of God is eternal life through Jesu...  Read More

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift (2 Corinthians 9:15)!It is the Christmas miracle – The Word become flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14). Jesus was the unique God-man.  As God, He walked on water, calmed the storm, healed the sick, and rose from the dead.  As man, He got thirsty and tired; He felt sorrow and pain.Jesus came to earth as a helpless tiny seed planted in the womb of a young...  Read More

When He comes into the world, He says, … BEHOLD, I HAVE COME TO DO YOUR WILL, O GOD (Hebrews 10:5,7). Jesus not only comprehended the Father’'s will; He came to perform it.  This is the primary purpose of His Advent, to do the Father's will.  He commenced this theme here on Christmas Eve and concluded with it thirty three years later in Gethsemane's garden: "Not My will, but Yours, be done" (Luke ...  Read More

When He comes into the world, He says ….A BODY YOU HAVE PREPARED FOR ME (Hebrews 10:5).What a step form the splendor of heaven to the womb of woman and finally to stable in Bethlehem.  There is so much more behind those words "a body You have prepared for Me."  God is Spirit and yet He stepped into a body of flesh to identify with you and ultimately, to be your own sin bearer.This is condescension...  Read More

I come … to do thy will, O God (Hebrews 10:7). All over our world, churches large and small are presenting Christmas plays and pageants.  What amazes me is how much goes on backstage before the current ever rises.  There are props to be made, costumes to be sewn, music to be rehearsed, lines to be memorized, and so much more. On this Christmas, with all the attention on Bethlehem and the manger, t...  Read More

The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them (Luke 2:20). How can you make the most of Christmas?  For some it is all about decorating the house or tree, getting that special gift, seeing relative, or getting invited to that certain party.  But making the most of Christmas is so much more than any of these things. Joi...  Read More

The angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost (Matthew 1:20). Joseph is the one person in the Christmas drama seldom mention and never quoted, yet the entire narrative hinges on his faithfulness.  Mary is quoted.  As are Elizabeth, Zacharias, the shepherds, the...  Read More