To Know Him and Make Him Known
Has the fantastical story of Christmas ever seemed just a little too good to be true to you? If so, then you have a lot in common with Zechariah, a skeptical priest from Luke 1. Join us today as we examine the story of how God disrupted his skepticism and led him to faith.
The people with the “inside track” on being true followers of Jesus are not those who are the most moral, but those who have the greatest self-awareness (along with Jesus-awareness) and therefore love the most.
The calling that we receive from God on the mountaintop must be lived out down in the valley of “real life”. When you have to come back to reality, be sure to follow the example of Jesus’s parents after the First Christmas.
Before jumping into a relationship with God, it’s important to know how hope “works.” While God’s promises won’t be fulfilled until some future time, God always gives a “down payment” for us to enjoy while we wait, proving that we can trust Him to keep His promises.
It’s always been hard for people to believe that death can be defeated, that someone could rise from the dead. It was hard for Jesus’s own disciples to believe when it happened, it’s going to be hard for people today. Those of us who are convinced it happened must have patience with and sympathy for…
: The best way to know a person’s thoughts is to hear their words. What do Jesus’ famous last words reveal about His heart?