God is always doing things. God is going to do things that are foundations for the things that he's going to do. Many times the things he does may not make sense to us. The things he has to give us are so overwhelmingly full of glory in His love for us, that we do actually have to be prepared, and the way we prepare is with childlike awe over His call on us, and His love over us in it.

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Peace is REAL. It's not just a neat concept. It's a well-being that can't be touched by this world. Jesus IS the Prince of Peace.

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Joy comes first. Joy creates room for God to put His fullness. With faith, we take Joy out of the place of the spirit and bring it into our reality to make a place for Him to put His fullness.

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We're gonna get a little Sunday School, but Sunday School had it right. The first thing you learned is the last thing you need to know. "Jesus love me, this I know..." DO you know??

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The Advent wreath represents the values of His Government, which are Peace, Hope, Love, and Joy. Faith is the currency. Faith is what you have to spend on His values. Hope is the joyful anticipation of a great coming good. It takes FAITH to CHOOSE to BELIEVE in HOPE.

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Complaining empowers the enemy, but THANKFULNESS gets us through the gates. So how do we learn to be thankful for the HARD stuff?

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Giants are the big scary things, the impossible issues that just kind of stand out there in your way and they never seem to go away. They cannot defeat us though. The most they can hope to accomplish is to hinder us. Every time you slay a giant, your identity is further revealed; God's glory in you is revealed... and the really great news is that even though it's not always instantaneous, they're actually easy to bring down! All of creation is waiting for you to be revealed. Let's go slay some giants!

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Usually we think of the parables in the Bible in terms of what they teach us about the nature of God and the Kingdom of Heaven. But what can they teach us about our own identity?

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Our Good Father is future thinking. His solutions to your current circumstances are already worked out for you, but you have to keep moving. You have to get up and go toward them.

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Two kingdoms are at war. FORTUNATELY, you're right in the middle of it. You know why? You're the manner by which God has CHOSEN to win that war. He CHOSE you. He loves you that much. He BELIEVES IN YOU that much. And if you believe in Him, and you love Him, obedience will follow. In John 14:15 when Jesus says "If you love me, you will keep my commandments," was He saying "if you love me, you better prove it by being obedient?" NO! Obedience naturally follows love. And it is in obedience that we win the war by the power of His love.

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