Focus On Christ This Christmas

Romans 3:20-26 Romans 3:22 God’s Righteousness Hebrews 10:14 Christ’s Death Perfects the Sanctified Brothers and sisters, Christmas is the time of the year when the pressure to be perfect intensifies. You and I, imagine the perfect celebration and then put forth our best effort to make it happen. 1. We shop for the perfect gift.…

An Exuberant Declaration of Faith: Guard Your Hearts

Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Light indicates deliverance from darkness, which is a biblical symbol of evil. The word salvation combined with the word light means “saving light.” Genesis 1:3 Then God…

Redirecting Glory: Glory to God Not To Ourselves

Psalm 24:10 Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah. Friends, the repetition in this verse is for effect and emphasis. This is praise for the Lord. James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of…

Karen And Christy

While listening in on a recent conference call with some friends, I had an opportunity to hear the following testimony from one of my friends’ fiancée, Karen, who works at a pharmaceutical company in our town. Karen explained that when she started with the company, five years ago, she immediately struck up a friendship with…