A new year presents with new opportunities, and the best opportunity we have is to be grounded in the truth of God's Word.

What is your favorite part of Christmas with your family/friends?

How would you explain to someone the reason Jesus was born at Christmas?

What are signs that someone may be lost in life and in need of Christ?

How does someone’s belief in Jesus impact the way they live?

How has your belief in Jesus changed your life?

We joyfully celebrated Christmas Eve by being reminded that Jesus came to get messy.

We are tracing the threads of joy in the coming of Jesus Christ through the Gospel of Luke.

What kind of effect should God’s love have on us?

Why do you think Paul uses the imagery of a family to communicate how God feels about you?

What benefit of being in God’s family that is listed in Ephesians 1:3-14 is most exciting and encouraging to you? Why?

What is one practical way to share God’s love with someone else this week?

Hope is a God given gift to us. Hope helps us look past the pit of despair we can easily fall into because of the brokenness of our world. But hope has to be founded upon truth. Hope needs to be founded in one who has the power to fulfill the desire. Ultimately our hope should be anchored in Christ. For in Christ, we know that God is for us and in Christ God is with us.

Christians should be thankful for the splendor and power of Jesus.