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This week we begin a new series where we will look at some of the smaller letters that we find towards the end of the New Testament. It's easy to pass these by; taking up less than a page in some bibles. But these personal letters offer insight not only to the struggles of the early church but the same struggles that we face today.

In Hebrews we are told to build each other up. This goes further than just "being nice" or even being encouraging, it is a command to edify each other. "Edify" is a word that we might not use outside of church, but it means to "instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually."

We not only get unstuck when we build up another person, but we help them get unstuck as well.

Unforgiveness and Pride conspire to mire us in the past. As we talk about how to get our lives "Unstuck" and moving in the right direction again, this week we take a look at the attitudes and situations that we are holding onto that are sticking us to the place we are. 

Although it isn't a popular concept, the bible has a LOT to say about controlling the words that come out of our mouth. This week we will talk about the CONTROL part of Control+Alt+Delete and reboot our life by reigning our tongue.

Don't you wish sometimes that life had a restart button? That you could just CTRL+ALT+DEL and unstick everything. As we begin the year, we are going to dive into some of the wisdom of Proverbs and the book of James and find the plans that God lays out for us to change our self, illuminate our path and change the world around us.

This week we will look at a Psalm that we might not usually associate with Advent. Psalm 24 not only talks about the arrival of the Emmanuel, but also sets the foundation for the reason and the season of His coming. 

He is the King of Glory!

While in chains, Paul writes a letter to the church at Philippi. From his prison cell, Paul writes perhaps his most joyful letter. He reminds us that the Joy of the Lord isn't determined by our circumstances or our comfort, but in the nearness of Jesus and the joyful way we can view life when we are seeing it through the point of view that His nearness provieds.

The angel comes to Zechariah and informs him that he and his wife Elizabeth are going to have a child. This comes as quite a shock because not only are they much too old to have children, the child that they are going to bear will be the prophet that will prepare the way for the Messiah. 

Once again God chooses the miraculous to bring His peace to the world. 

This week is Confirmation Sunday and we will be talking about what it means to be a new creation. The transformation that happens when we follow Christ, transforms us into a new creations, old things are passed away and everything becomes new.

He will dry every tear and death will be swallowed up in victory. It is our hope that awakens us and the freedom of His promise that propels us into the future of His promise.