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Advent and Christmas are seasons filled with joyful expectation. During Advent, we look forward to the birth of the Savior. During Christmas, we celebrate his arrival and marvel at all the ways he exceeds our expectations. Chief among these is the joy he brings through the good news of our salvation.
n the suffering or trials you may face this week, turn to God in joyful anticipation of Jesus’s second coming, when the fullness of his mercy to you will be displayed.
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This week we are looking at the idea of gratitude and thanksgiving. What brings it about? How do we show it? Why is it important. On Thursday we celebrate Thanksgiving, how can we make sure to get the most of it?
We are continuing our series titled Truth: Solid Ground in a Shifting World. Today we'll see that Christ has reconciled us to God. Now we represent him to the world.
To be good ambassadors of Christ, believers do not separate themselves from the world but engage the world with the hope of Jesus.
We are continuing our series titled Truth: Solid Ground in a Shifting World. Today we'll see that God transforms believers to accomplish his will in and through us. We are sent out to share the unchanging gospel with others. Sharing the gospel with others means engaging with the culture while standing on the timeless foundation of God’s truth.
We are continuing our series titled Truth: Solid Ground in a Shifting World. Today we'll see that God transforms believers to accomplish his will in and through us.
The believer is marked by a life of worship. By prioritizing prayer and the study of Scripture, we can better discern God’s plans and purposes for our lives, amidst the myriad of competing voices.
Trends, beliefs, and ideas come and go, and everyone—inside and outside the church—is influenced by them. As followers of Christ, we should look to the Bible, not culture, for direction and purpose. This four-week series explores how God instructs us to be set-apart nonconformists, transformed by him while also engaging our culture and communities with the hope of the gospel.
God has a purpose for his people on earth that is grounded in truth over trend. Believers prioritize the truth of the Bible over the trends of the world in order to glorify God in their lives and in their communities.
We are finishing our series on Galatians with a look at how a life of freedom and love for God really looks. The temptation in our society is to find our worth in our actions: whether they are moral (in the church) or successful (in the world). But Christians know they are loved and approved because of Jesus. What would it look like this week not to participate in the struggle for approval and success? have for it, what would they come up with?
We are justified by faith in Christ and nothing else. The law points us to Christ. Where have you fallen short of the standards God sets for you and that you set for yourself? Lean into his promise of grace this week.
We are justified by faith in Christ and nothing else. Are the challenges and decisions in your daily life clarified and guided by the faith you have in Christ, or do you pray occasionally but most of the time go it alone?
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