I still remember going to pick out my wife’s engagement ring back in 2001. It was a tough choice. My heart wanted to get her one that was a big as a golf ball and had few hundred facets to it, but unfortunately my wallet could only secure a few sparkles. Nevertheless, she loved it, and said “yes.” To our great joy,…
CONNECT people to Christ and POUR into their lives His teaching so they'll OVERFLOW for the glory of God
CONNECT people to Christ and POUR into their lives His teaching so they'll OVERFLOW for the glory of God
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Welcome to the first “Wednesday Is for Worship” here in 2013! The beginning of the year is always filled with much mystery and excitement as our minds try to forecast what the year may hold. If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, certainly you should hope that the new year will bear growth in your walk with Jesus. In fact, you…
This week we continue the season of Advent, which is the Christian season of preparation for Christmas. Our theme this year is “Hope of the Nations,” and we are thinking on the world-wide hope found in Jesus Christ. We’re meditating on the ideas of light, life, liberty, love, and Lord. We focus this week on “Lord.” We read in Philippians 2:8-11: 8…
“The Promised One of Old Is Finally Here” Welcome one and welcome all! Gather round, sit down, and hear Of the baby born in a manger stall, Who conquered death, sin, and fear. It’s a story ancient old, But some still fail to know it. So I bring it bold This morning afresh as a preacher poet. The beginning of that babe…
It’s the Wednesday before Christmas. My heart is full of the joy of the season, and I’m so glad that Jesus Christ took on flesh and dwelt among us! In doing so, He lived the life that we can never live, that sinless life in complete obedience and holiness to God. But, He also did more. He not only lived the life…
Well, December 25 is almost here. I pray that you have a Merry Xmas!!! Oh wait, did I just unintentionally take Christ out of Christmas? Every year we as Christians endure the seeming jab of people replacing the word “Christmas” with the word “Xmas.” Given the increasing secularization of our great winter festival celebrating the incarnation of Jesus, it would seem…
This week we continue the season of Advent, which is the Christian season of preparation for Christmas. Our theme this year is “Hope of the Nations,” and we are thinking on the world-wide hope found in Jesus Christ. We’re meditating on the ideas of light, life, liberty, love, and Lord. Our focus this week is on love. We read in Ephesians 2:1-7:…
I pray your Wednesday is a blessed one! Whatever the circumstances, if you’ll take the time to worship today, then undoubtedly blessed your day will be, and I’ve got just the song to help you. It’s called “Joseph’s Lullaby” by MercyMe. It’s the only original song off MercyMe’s 2005 “The Christmas Sessions” album. There are many, many songs focused on Mary and…
Deeply embedded in our human reason is the idea that bad things happen to bad people. It’s this innate sense of justice. How many times have your or I at least thought in the midst of hearing of some difficulty, “They got what they deserved,”? In our self-righteousness, we, of course, never say that about ourselves. When bad things happen to ourselves,…
This week we continue the season of Advent, which is the Christian season of preparation for Christmas. Our theme this year is “Hope of the Nations,” and we are thinking on the world-wide hope found in Jesus Christ. We’re meditating on the ideas of light, life, liberty, love, and Lord. Our focus this week is on liberty. We read in John…