Life is full of warnings, and Christ gave us many warnings to help us avoid doing the things that will keep us from a productive a full relationship with God. The first of these is a warning not to sin, these seems obvious but it is not always easy.

We all wander off the right path from time to time as a church and as individuals. There is a way to get back on the right path, we need to remember from where we have come, repent of our actions and return to the ways of God.

The thing or things we put first in our lives will have either an adverse or positive effect on how we live. When we choose to put God first while our lives may not seem perfect the impact on ourselves and others is full of blessings.

Judgment is not an easy topic to discuss. It often brings up feelings of fear. What we often fail to see is that within this message of judgment is also a message of hope.

Anything we commit ourselves to doing will in the end require sacrifice. When we commit our lives to following Christ there will be sacrifices we will have to make. The blessing comes in knowing that the sacrifices we make will in the end lead to joy, peace and eternal life. There is no sacrifice we can make greater than the one made for us by Christ.

Christmas is a time when hope is truly realized. It is a time when we come to know that hope is not some sort of wishful thinking, it is not a dream of things to come. We Discover that hope is a person, and putting our hope in that person is the path to eternal life and present joy and peace.

Knowledge is knowing there are many paths to take, wisdom is choosing the right one.

We will all stand before God someday and give an account. The verdict has already been given, there is no way for us to plead innocent. But there is always an opportunity for redemption.

The Christian life starts with humility and there is not room for pride, Very often it is our pride that causes us to look down upon others, as we believe ourselves to be better. The Christian is to put this aside remembering that we are deserving of God's judgement but even more God's grace is available to all.

It is not up to us who God saves, it is up to us to declare the message of God's mercy and grace found in the gospel. It is God's desire that none should perish but all come to repentance. So don't be a Jonah.