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Sometimes it’s good to ask yourself difficult questions. Ask yourself if, this past week, you’ve looked more Christ-like or more world-like. Would people know you’re a follower of Christ after they’ve interacted with you? It is the heart of LWCC to help you grow in your faith and relationship with Christ and that your devotion to Him would be so extreme it would shine brightly in this dark world.

Living Waters loves your teenagers. They matter to God. You may feel frustrated because you don't always understand them. Rest assured, no teenager is a "lost cause". LWCC is committed to creating opportunities for them to experience God and then equip them with the necessary tools to emerge in outreach.

Sometimes it’s good to ask yourself difficult questions. Ask yourself if, this past week, you’ve looked more Christ-like or more world-like. Would people know you’re a follower of Christ after they’ve interacted with you? It is the heart of LWCC to help you grow in your faith and relationship with Christ and that your devotion to Him would be so extreme it would shine brightly in this dark world.

Now is the time to make New Year’s resolutions. Typically, people vow to lose weight or quit smoking and, typically, these resolutions don’t make it past mid-February. What would your 2010 look like if, instead of making the usual resolutions, you decided to worry less and worship God more?

Elf is the story of a man, adopted and raised by elves, who pursues his birth father. While this movie delivers hilarity in a way that only Will Ferrell can bring, it also helps us understand what it means to be pursued. Even when we’re in the midst of being distracted by life or having moments of pure selfishness, God is running after us with His arms wide open. Therein lies the true meaning of Christmas: God pursuing man.

There is a big difference between expectation and expectancy. Expectation imposes conditions on someone or something and too often we approach God in this way. We dictate what God should do and how He should do it, and when it doesn’t happen our way, disappointment inevitably follows. Having and attitude of expectancy is knowing that God is going to do something good. We don’t know what or how, we just know He will. Live your life with expectancy and you’ll never be disappointed.