Have you ever thought about what your last words will be? As Christians, we're forced to wrestle with what our last words will be…will they reflect how we lived our lives or will there be a desperate plea for forgiveness or of regret?

When was the last time you stepped out in faith, and dreamed big dreams for God because a healthy table is all about contributors, it's all about a laser focus, it's all about progress, it's all about an outward approach, and it's all about having the faith to take risks in order to do great things for God.

At Grace we're all about contributors and we're all about a laser focus. If this table is going to be healthy, we need contributors and we need a laser focus. This is who we are and this is what we're going to do. Here's the challenge: As you look at your life, are you consumer or a contributor? And as you go through this week, look for opportunities to serve other people, and see what God does.

Jesus has become what we can not become, He did what we could never do, and what He calls us to do is grow in our love for Him. And as we grow in our love for him our actions, our motives for what we do will begin to change. Obedience follows love.

Discipleship starts as we learn to say, Jesus, I want to learn at your feet, I want to learn to think like you think, and talk like you talk, act like you act, and react like you react. I want to learn to live your Way, the better Way. I want to learn to live a life that is pleasing to you in everything. Jesus, I Tap Out, I surrender, I want to be your disciple.

Jesus desires to have a personal relationship with each one of us. If you were to die today do you have eternal life? You might say I hope so, I try to do good, I try to go to church, I've been baptized. I go to confessional. But Jesus says wait a second, "The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent." Have you ever put your faith and trust in Jesus Christ alone as Savior, have you ever eaten the Bread?

The true sign of spiritual maturity is Christ like Ministry. Where we push away from the table and we go out into the community and hand out samples of the love and grace of Jesus, and we serve people, with the hope of bringing more and more people to the table to hear about the Ultimate message about the Ultimate Bread of Life.

We're here to honor God, with the best presentation possible. We Honor God by reaching people, with the good news of Jesus Christ and teaching them to become fully devoted followers of Him. And Jesus said, "Go and make disciples..." Go out and invite people to the table, make sure every seat is filled, and then sit back and watch in amazement as God steps in and does something miraculous. What part are you playing at this table? Because the church is a table where people come to get fed.

Because of God, we have an opportunity to be a part of a church in 2026 where God is doing miraculous things. Never take that for granted. Let's decide today, that we're going to live in gratitude, that we get the privilege to join God in His work.

Christmas brings us mixed emotions. But, for the most part, it fills us with hope and joy because we received the best gift ever in Jesus. And with that gift, we cannot help but share it with others. That's the essence of the Christmas story, that God is with us and we ought to share it!