Victorious Living Thanks To Christ Coming - Due to the sin nature of humanity, when everyone is born there is a destiny set in place for sin. However, Christ came to give us the victory through His birth and sacrifice! We are able to choose Christ and live victoriously, and what’s better is that we can offer this victorious living to those around us who need to know Him. We celebrate Christ’s coming this season, and with His coming, the victory!

The Gift of The Church - Without the birth of Jesus Christ, the church would also never have been born, and with it all of the blessings that come from it would have never happened. The gift of the church is a gift that truly keeps giving! Whether it’s community, support, and all different kinds of aid, none of this would have happened if Christ had not been born and given us the gift of the church. 

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The Choices We Make During Christmas - With the birth of Jesus Christ over two thousand years ago we were all given the gift of choice. In our lives we can choose a way of right living and a close relationship to our savior, or we can choose to walk away and follow the world. God’s love is not forced on us, and we have the gift of choice every day to continue to pursue Christ with our lives, or earthly living.

What If There Were Nothing To Celebrate - Our reason as Christians for celebrating the Christmas season is centered around the fact that Christ came into the world, but what if that never happened? As we mentioned yesterday, the world would be a very different place if Christ had never been born. More simply though, we wouldn’t have a reason to celebrate at this time of year, and so we rejoice in the fact that Jesus Christ was born over two centuries ago and gave us so many reasons to celebrate!

The Blessings of Jesus Coming - This is our last week of the Day/ly Faith Builders, but the show will go on in a different way in 2021! For now we will continue to walk through Advent, and remember the blessings of Jesus coming into the world. It’s hard to imagine a world that was never impacted by Jesus Christ. The power of Christ’s message has sent ripples through the entire world, and changed the hearts of man for the better over 2000 years ago. The blessing of Jesus in the world was truly a historic gift!

Receiving The Undeserved Gift - Receiving Jesus Christ into our lives is a gift that will forever change our lives, and the best part is that we are given the gift when we don’t deserve it. During this time of year we often put conditions on gift giving based on what we think of someone. But Christ gave us the gift of salvation while we were still sinners, not under the condition that we become sinless. While we were still sinners Christ died for us.

Impacting How Children Experience Christmas - We can all remember Christmas as a child and the sense of wonder that we had, and sometimes the disappointment that it brought. Now as Christ followers who are adults, we have the opportunity to impact how our children and how other children experience Christmas. Will you choose this year to be the year to take the time to change how a child experiences Christmas for the better? It’s not about the money, but the time spent and the heart behind these decisions that have the biggest impacts.

Christmas Is A Time For Remembering - For many, Christmas can be a time of emotional turmoil because of family members who might not be here this year, or negative events that happened during this season in the past. However, we can choose to use this time of year to reflect on the good that God has brought in each of our lives and what He is setting up for us in the coming year. This time of Advent is a season when we expectantly wait for what God has promised. So please use this season to remember God’s promises and His infinite love for you!

Is Your Heart In Your Giving - As we’ve talked about before, it’s not always the monetary value or size of the gift that touches the heart, it’s the effort and thoughtfulness behind it. When we put our heart in our giving we are able to truly bless others in ways that we can’t understand. In the same way, the giver will just as excited to give that gift to the special person in their life. So put your heart in your gifts this year and bless those around you!

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