This year we want to pay close attention to the Christmas story, but in a different way – because if we stop at the manger scene, we’ll miss the greater story of how Jesus really is Immanuel, God with us. Let’s BEHOLD how JESUS CAME TO BRING US JOY.

It’s discouraging to pray for something for a long time & nothing seems to happen. But we shouldn’t give up, because there’s more going on than it seems.

One life well lived can impact a family, neighborhood, city, even an entire nation – and that one life could be you.

There’s a tendency any of us can slide into that undermines our growth, health, and even our way of right thinking. Explore what that tendency is and find the solutions to combat it in our own minds as well as in our nation’s “PRESENT DAY INSANITY.”

We’ve seen from Daniel’s example how a faith that’s tested is a faith that can be trusted – but sometimes the test can leave us feeling kind of burned.

The boss gives you an impossible timeline. A neighbor has an impossible demand. An assignment at school seems impossible. When you don't have the time, talent, money, contacts, or resources to do what’s expected of you – what then? Come find out as we look at the example of Daniel in the Old Testament about tapping into the “POWER TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE.”

The thought of standing out may seem scary because for most of our lives we’re urged to fit in. Yet something amazing happens when a follower of Christ chooses to stand out in the right way, at the right time, and for the right reason.

We live in a fast-changing & increasingly uncertain society that seems to reject everything we believe in - yet even in

that we can develop character that brings stability. By studying the life of Daniel in the Bible we will find the power

of hope, humility, and wisdom to not only stand firm but maybe even change the world around us. When there is

chaos all around, we can have a life that's immovable.

“What do you do for a living?” That’s one of the most common questions people ask, yet the answer is important because what you do is important. We were made to work because God is a God who works.

Sometimes it’s hard to know the roles & responsibilities for

family life – but thankfully the Bible gives us some powerful guidance on the matter. If you take it to heart, it can even change your family for the better.