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…
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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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…
The very fact that God is called LORD and specifically Jesus Christ is called the Lord points us to the fact we who are His are to serve Him. That’s what lords require and deserve—service. There are a multitude of reasons as to why we are to serve the Lord, but have you ever considered…
When the Lord saved me in 1997 at the age of 17, I had artists like Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Led Zeppelin bumping and rocking in my car stereo system, but my much more sanctified and spiritually mature future wife began to introduce me to Christian artists. One band that really moved me into listening to more Christian music…
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 life. We read in Romans 6:23: 23…
‘Tis the season to be jolly! Over the next few weeks, WIFW will take on Christmas music, focusing on songs that help us keep Jesus Christ, the reason for Christmas, at the center. Today’s song is “Welcome to Our World.” There are so many great Christmas songs, but in my opinion, this is one of the best. Written by Chris Rice in…