There is a whole new year just around the corner - and while it's important for some to make some new year's resolutions, it's even more important for all of us to make sure that the right ideals from 2008 will remain.

Surrounding the events of the conception and birth of the Savior, an incredible amount of supernatural activity was experienced by many in order to lift expectation and joy for the beginning of something new. This is the time to lean into your new season with renewed expectation because God has a plan to birth new things in our lives.

Practical and biblical ways you can be a person of influence in one of the hardest places this holiday - at home with your family!

Jesus clearly was a person of influence - but the Bible only tells us what he said and did on about 30 days of his life. What did he do the rest of the time? And what are we doing?

Many times, the Bible compares us Christians with trees - and like them, it's important that we are grounded and that we are getting the right spiritual nutrients.

Great marriages are a powerful influence and inspiration to the people we live alongside of in our communities - and a powerful influence to the children that come from that marriage.

Most people don't have faith in themselves or have someone who has faith in them. But most people can tell when someone has faith in them and they will do anything to live up to that faith.

How does the spiritual DNA of Christian City Church align with everybody being a person of influence?

Character is not made in the big but in the small moments of our lives. When times get tough it's harder to act with integrity - not easier. Character isn't created in the crisis - it only comes to light in the crisis.

Don't let our current turbulent, gloomy financial situation shrink you or your world down - but use this time to become a greater person and become shaped for greater influence for God. We were made for seasons just like this.