The Planning of Proverbs. Paul, God & Jesus

Q: Why does Christmas joy turn so quickly into new-year anxiety?

A: Maybe it’s because what felt like joy at Christmas wasn’t really anchored deeply in Jesus.

The shepherds were changed by what they saw & we can also profit from what they went through. Work faithfully; Wonder fearfully; Welcome favorably; Witness frequently; and then Worship fondly!

I don’t know about you—but some seasons of the church year—like Advent—are shocking because it shouts out: “the kingdom of God is at hand!” And suddenly, we realize that we’d stopped looking for or praying for this kingdom to come!

On This 1st Sunday Of Advent, Turn Our Hearts & Minds Toward Your Son, Jesus Christ. Fill Us With HOPE As We Remember His Coming & Await His Return.

Psalm 40:1-3 ... Being IN a pit is one thing ... Getting OUT is another!

: Has there ever been a time in your life that you would’ve described it as being in “crisis mode”? Or would you say: “I’m right there, right now?

If you find your heart leaps up more vigorously for anything else than it does for the forgiveness of God, *REPENT! In Other Words: DON’T BE A MULE

It’s Not What Happens To Us That Matters, It How We Respond That Makes The Difference.

And Ps 119 had a lot to say about trouble. In fact, the author suffered so much he was an expert. Ps 119 (67-71-75) reminds us that God is intimately involved.

Our focus today is on one of the most beloved psalms. Years ago, this psalm was sung to a tune called “the Old 100th.” We also know it as the “Doxology” & you can find a version of Ps 100 in most hymnals, titled “All Creatures That on Earth Do Dwell.”