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- 1. The Life-Changing Power of True Worship
- ... an be no less. Worship is the meeting place of God and humanity. It is the moment when humanity falls on its face in joy! As this beautiful Christmas season comes to a close and a fresh new year is ab ...
- Created on 17 December 2021
- 2. Do the John Jump This Christmas! ...
- At Christmas, I have observed that sad things are sadder and that happier things are happier. If you are lonely at Christmas, the loneliness multiplies. In December, if you are grieving, the tears come ...
- Created on 06 December 2021
- 3. Preparing Your Heart for the Miracle of Christmas ...
- Christmas! It's the most wonderful time of the year! This season is miraculously wonderful not because of the scrumptious and sugary holiday cookies nor is it due to the lavish gifts found under the Christma ...
- Created on 30 November 2021
- 4. Why It's Time to Leave the Weight of 2020 Behind You
- ... or Christmas! Do I have a witness? Thank God for Christmas! The glorious celebration of our risen victorious Savior's birthday is what we spiritually need. Christmas, the day God openly revealed ...
- Created on 21 December 2020
- 5. Don't Lose Sight of Christmas During Difficult Seasons ...
- Are you going through something difficult this Christmas season? Has the momentous year of 2020 been a hard year for you? I'd like to remind you of the blessed hope that Christmas brings to all of thos ...
- Created on 17 December 2020
- 6. Leadership That Comes Through the Power of Surrender
- ... and surrender seem to be a contradiction in terms. We see submission as the first step to losing, not winning. Yet, the Christmas truth is all of life is born through the power of surrender. Come closer ...
- Created on 15 December 2020
- 7. Pastors, No Need to Invent a New Twist on This Old Story
- ... the birth of Jesus with all the excitement of someone hearing it for the first time. Tell the story without detouring into theories, guesses, myths and controversies. Your Christmas sermon is no time ...
- Created on 14 December 2020
- 8. Why Christmas Should Be Our Finest Hour and Loudest Anthem ...
- I am not ashamed to admit that I am a self-diagnosed "Christmas-aholic"! I love Christmas exponentially more than Scrooge or the Grinch ever thought about hating it. I am invigorated by the music, b ...
- Created on 10 December 2020
- 9. What the Christmas Story Teaches Believers About God's Timing ...
- Like many of you, I've read and preached the Christmas story many times in my life. But a few years ago, I noticed something that I had missed for most of my life. God's timetable is all over the Christm ...
- Created on 09 December 2020
- 10. The True Meaning Behind the Popular Cry of This Christmas Season ...
- ... of intimacy where we belong, there is no fear, no weakness, and no condemnation. I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust." In this Christmas season, the baby ...
- Created on 01 December 2020
- 11. Will You Be Thankful During This Wonderful Time of the Year?
- We are standing on the threshold of what is supposed to be "the most wonderful time of the year." There are many people, however, who are hopeless, joyless and filled with anxiety as they dread the last ...
- Created on 20 November 2020
- 12. Church Leaders, Don't Forget to Slow Down and Celebrate Christmas Too ...
- If you're the pastor or on the church staff, you carry the role of host at Christmas. Planning for weeks to share the good news of Jesus' birth, you can't wait for the guests to arrive. It's going to be wonderf ...
- Created on 23 December 2019
- 13. 6 Ways to Lead Your Church When You're Hurting at Christmas ...
- In 2017, my dad passed into eternity. Then three months later, my wife Lori's mom crossed into heaven, too. Just six weeks later, we evacuated from our neighborhood as the Lilac Fire burned toward our ...
- Created on 20 December 2019
- 14. 7 Tips to Prepare for Christmas Services ...
- As a pastor, I often told our staff that "Christmas is the new Easter." It wasn't something I could say as easily on Sunday morning without receiving the ALL CAP Monday-morning emails. This requires a b ...
- Created on 13 December 2019
- 15. How You Can Rediscover the Daily Joy of Jesus This Christmas ...
- ... preparation for Christmas dinner, I am holding the same recipe card in my hands that my grandmother held in her hands over 50 years ago. I love the smell of Christmas! My heart melts at the fragrances ...
- Created on 12 December 2019
- 16. Why Christmas Is the Solution—Not the Problem—to Your Dark Struggle ...
- We're in the season of the year when dark days come with regularity. As we approach the winter solstice on Dec. 21, we'll see the sun less and less each day. I think it's fascinating that Christmas pier ...
- Created on 12 December 2019
- 17. How Christian Parents Can Protect Their Kids From Greed This Christmas ...
- Kids love Christmas. And let's be honest, a big, if not the biggest reason, is the gifts. As kids make their "wish list" for Christmas, you can see it in their eyes. Presents. It's about getting the coole ...
- Created on 11 December 2019
- 18. 3 Ways to Thank Your Volunteers This Christmas ...
- I'm sure you'll be saying "Merry Christmas" often in the next couple of weeks, but there are two other words that may be even more important: Thank you. Pastor, you're likely in the midst of one of the ...
- Created on 09 December 2019
- 19. How You Can Enjoy God's Unmerited Favor This Christmas Season ...
- Ready or not ... here comes Christmas! We are about to enter the time of year my heart aches for from January to November. There is not a day in the preceding months when my heart doesn't turn to the jo ...
- Created on 05 December 2019
- 20. Rick Warren: 7 Christmas Sermon Ideas to Engage the Unchurched ...
- Like many of you, I have struggled to prepare Christmas sermons that are faithful to Scripture and yet engaging to an unchurched audience. This year I'll prepare sermons for my 40th Christmas season a ...
- Created on 02 December 2019
