3 Observations Regarding True Faith:

1-Faith causes you to get involved.

2-Faith is never independent of works.

3-Faith is not invisible (it is personal, but not private).

One of the amazing byproducts of the commercialization of Christmas is this: once a year at Christmastime, the basic truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ become very accessible to an enormous audience. What shall we do about it?

Jesus became the poor man, the leper, the one cast out. He gave up his glory so you an I could have a noble name. He was judged so we could have God's mercy. Have you looked at the goodness and glory of Jesus Christ lately? have you seen how beautiful He is to us so that we can reflect it and act in beauty and mercy and compassion to others?

You don't have to try to find your significance by putting someone else down, or hoping someone higher will lift you up. All significance and glory has already been given in Jesus Christ.

A look at the process that God uses to transform us from what we were, to be more like Christ.

Let Scripture be the script of your life.

Question asked in the first century: How can a Christian be a citizen of heaven and also be a citizen of Rome? Good question that applies to us, today.

What can we do to avoid temptation?

1-Remember God always gives good gifts.

2-When under pressure, be quick to listen, slow to speak/anger.

Trials & difficulties force us to seek God to ask for wisdom. But this only happens is we realign our perspective and engage our attitude to look to what suffering can bring in us. If we cooperate with what God wants to do in us and stand firm with what we know is good and right, we will be purified like gold.