We all know that trials are a certainty in life. The presence of trials is not so much the problem as how we handle them. Trusting and relying on God is the only sure way to victory.

Fear can truly create a lot of problems in our lives when it gets out of control. Healthy fear is a needed protection against the dangers of our world. What is the difference?

When we feel incapable or weak in response to even a perceived threat, the results are the same in our bodies and minds. Anywhere we feel a loss of control, insecurity or fear can immobilize us. What can quiet the storm within us and bring confidence in place of insecurity and boldness in place of fear?

The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ is the most visible expression God’s eternal purpose for mankind. The foundational principles of the early Church illustrate how they were able to impact the world around them and turn it upside down.

The text at which we are looking today is a good text with which to live as we begin this New Year. This background of God’s intervening in history and doing a “new thing” leads us to look at two very different approaches to life—“If Only” vs. “Regardless.”

The text at which we are looking today is a good text with which to live as we begin this New Year. This background of God’s intervening in history and doing a “new thing” leads us to look at two very different approaches to life—“If Only” vs. “Regardless.”

Worship fully and discover that Jesus is Hope. Spend Less and discover that Jesus is Peace. Give More and discover that Jesus is Joy. Today we come to the fourth action to help us fully celebrate the coming of Christ which is to Love All. Yet, human love is incapable of such a task. Our discussion today shares how Agape love can flow through us to the world.

Joy is a Fruit of the Spirit that comes with accepting God’s gift of Jesus. Real Joy comes when we share the greatest gift we could ever receive in Him.

The Wise Men who came to see Jesus began a tradition of giving gifts to those we love. The problem, however, is that the gift giving has overwhelmed many families creating chaos in place of peace.

The shepherds that watched over their flocks by night in the biblical account of Jesus’ birth were not men who were revered or esteemed highly by the society in which they lived. However, it is through their involvement in the birth of Christ that we can understand the hope that Jesus brought into the world the night He was born.