We spend a lot of time thinking about how to pick out gifts that will make our loved ones smile at Christmas. But what about God Himself? Do you consider what He wants for Christmas? There's a lot of ways to answer that question that simply boils down to doing good things. But is that what God really wants most from you this Christmas?
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Sunday, December 21, 2014
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
The Foundations of God's Plan
This week, we tried to put the last eleven months of walking through God's plan that was revealed in the Old Testament stories. In choosing certain people in history and working His plan through the ages, through the lives of real men and women, God has shown us who He is--His nature, His promises, and His work. And in the end, we discover it really is all about Jesus.
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Monday, December 8, 2014
David, Part 8: God's Promise (2 Samuel 7)
The story we tell every Christmas began long before a "silent night" in Bethlehem. We might say it started in eternity past in the heart of God, and that is true. But the sense anticipation that not only marks our modern experience with the Christmas season but also serves as the emotional backdrop of the original birth narrative began with a promise made to King David. It was a promise that would be the hope of Israel throughout the coming centuries as the nation weakened and was overrun by enemies. It was the promise of a Messiah, the Christ-King ("anointed one") who would sit on the throne of David and redeem God's people.
But when Jesus finally arrived, he found a people anxious for God to fulfill His promise to David, but who misunderstood the nature of the promise. As we read the story today, how can we avoid the same mistakes?
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But when Jesus finally arrived, he found a people anxious for God to fulfill His promise to David, but who misunderstood the nature of the promise. As we read the story today, how can we avoid the same mistakes?
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Monday, December 1, 2014
David, Part 7: Higher Ground (2 Samuel 5-6)
A new era began in David's life when he moved to Jerusalem and brought the Ark of the Covenant. He had moved to "higher ground"--in both a literal and metaphorical sense. God had taken him from the "miry clay" to the "rock," where he had firm footing. How do we reach higher ground in our lives?
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