When God is in control of his church, everything comes together and we can ride the wave, and it is great.

Going over the falls, a surfing term for mistiming a wave and getting dumped. When it happens, do you learn from that experience, or do you get it wrong again? What about when you make a mistake in life?

When you find yourself caught in a rip, do you fight against it?

What do you do when you believe something is right and popular culture, or perhaps lawmakers, see it differently. It’s not easy to fight a tide of such great momentum. Should you fight at all? What is the right way to stand up for what you believe in?

Ending one year and starting another, it’s a good time to reflect. What has all the good and bad from the year amounted to? Whether or not your are a “New Year’s Resolution” maker, it doesn’t hurt to think about where you’ve been and where you’re heading – to check your compass bearing and make sure you’re heading in the direction intended.

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Clip 1. The Call of Christmas: Mary. Skit Guys. Used by permission. Watch here.

Clip 2. The Gospel in Song: Magnificat. Williamsburg Community Chapel. Watch here.

Clip 3. Watch here.

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Scripture Reading Isaiah 60:1-4

19 November 2017