Pinecrest Baptist Church

Do you still believe that God is able, that He will do wonders for you as He has done for others? When is the last time you took a risk of faith to do something big for God? Let's learn some great lessons from Joshua and the children of Israel as they crossed the Jordan into the Promised Land.

The Apostle James asked a most sobering question, "What is your life?". His divinely inspired answer? It is just like a vapor that appears for a little time and is quickly gone. How can we make the most of our short appearance on this earth?

The Christian life is not about regulations, resolutions or requirements. It is about a relationship - a person, the Lord Jesus Christ. His command to us is simply "follow me."

Mankind is unique among all of God's creation, but in the Garden we lost the dominion over the earth that God intended for us. Christ's coming to earth in the form of a man enables us to leave the "family of Adam" and be born again into Christ and new life!

As we examine the reasons why Jesus came to earth and why we celebrate Christmas, we learn from the Apostle John that Jesus came to take away our sins and to destroy the works of the devil. That's absolutely the best Christmas gift ever given!

Jesus came into the world at the perfect time - the time ordained of the Heavenly Father. He came to deliver us from the curse of the law and to place in our hearts a new law, a law that keeps us in love with the Savior, the Word and with fellow Christians. Don't legalize your Christianity!

A personal testimony is a powerful witness to the unbeliever. Paul shares with young Timothy how he came to Christ and what a difference it made in his life. Christmas is all about this - that "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners".

Much of our Christian experience and continuing to ascend requires perseverance in the face of opposition and attack. Certainly Israel knew this!
Just how do we do that?

No doubt, everyone desires to be happy, but we usually try to find it in the wrong things. The Psalm singer shares with us the one thing that will
bring true happiness in our lives and the blessed results that follow!