Often during the Christmas season, many people deal with feelings of loneliness, but there’s good news! God repeatedly reminds us that we are never truly alone. He says that right in midst of the Christmas account! We’ll learn this week about the repeating truth that God Himself is always with us and His community is always alive in the Church.

 

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One of the most repeated commands in all of scripture doesn’t have to do with love. It has to do with the anxiety that so many of us feel every Christmas season. Join us this week as we unpack the empowering steps God shows us to help us “fear not.”

 

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When something is important you don't just say it once. This week as we begin our march towards Christmas Day we are going to see how often God highlights the message of forgiveness all throughout the Christmas text. Join us this week as we learn some skills to help us be instruments of forgiveness.

 

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The Christmas season is supposed to be joyful, right? But, if we're being honest, some of us are entering this season a bit discouraged. This week, we are going to be learning how to combat discouragement through the major lessons taught by the minor prophet Zechariah.

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A lot of us feel like we have broken dreams, broken hearts, and if we are being honest, broken lives. This week we will be studying the book of Haggai and learning how we can rebuild what is broken and restore our lives.

 

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Our willingness to live for God doesn’t just affect us. Jonah is a powerful book that shows us how our submission to God can result in the salvation of many. 

 

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One of the most haunting words in our culture is more. Striving to get more keeps us busy. It keeps us frantically moving from thing to thing. And, It keeps us from truly being content. Join us this week as we find out how to get out of the rat race of more, and step into the peace of contentment.

 

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Growing up, many of us strived for trophies. Whether it be a sports trophy or a good grade, many of us worked hard to attain something to validate our effort. As adults, many of us are still doing the same thing. A house, car, family, and finances are the new trophy. This week we are going to see what faith in Christ looks like, and how that can change the prize we strive for in life.

 

 

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We live in a culture which says things like "Take pride in your work" and "Be proud of who you are", but is it possible for pride to go to far? Could the limiting factor of joy in your life be due to the pride we strive for? Join us this week as we look at the posture of pride and find a solution that may just be the best way to live.

 

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Emojis were invented to express emotion on documents and the first one (the smiley face) was an image of joy. So for this 4 week series we are going to be opening God’s word and maneuvering through some emojis we all may be feeling on our ultimate path back to joy.

 

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