The perspective we have on our lives is often dictated by the elements affecting us. We can either cave to the things happening around us and become victims, or we can fight through them and become victors. The best way to fight these elements is by taking our focus off of ourselves and placing it on God through worship.

Our hope rests in the fact that God knew when and how to give up His Son, and Jesus knew when and how to give up His life to die and pay the penalty for all of our sins. Christmas is the celebration of God showing us His love for the world through the cross.

There were four angelic appearances to four separate people, or groups, proclaiming the coming of God’s Son. God chose what looked like some random people to tell about the birth of Jesus. It doesn’t matter how old you are or how ordinary you feel - God can use anyone to help change the world.

Jesus being born as a man means that God was willing to get involved. He is willing to jump in and be a part of the solution to our sin problem. It also means that He wants to be with us. The incarnation of God as a man in the person of Jesus Christ is a really big deal.

There’s something special about sacrifice. None of us like when it’s required of us, but we respect others when they do it. While Jesus is our ultimate sacrifice for our sins, God often asks things of us that aren’t easy. The key is in what you trust along the way.

It’s celebrated all over the world every year, but it started in a unique way. Passover isn’t just about a religious tradition or a celebration, it’s about the willingness of God to have a relationship with us… a relationship that changes everything!

To get even with someone who hurt you is to become like them. What would it look like if you didn’t repay them the way that they dealt with you? What would it look like if you took it a step further and became proactive and did something good for that person?

Fear can make you consider something you’ve never considered before. Fear can take your trust away from God and allow you to make some decisions that feel good at the moment, but carry catastrophic consequences.

We might not know that we need recovery. We all have a sin problem in our lives and it can come out in ways that don’t seem serious. The reason that we celebrate recovery is that we believe that everyone can find freedom from something as they begin a closer walk with Jesus.

Have you ever been overlooked? Even if you feel forgotten, you are a somebody. What are you going to do when the time comes for you to stand in your faith? Sometimes we just need to step onto the battlefield by trusting God and letting Him work a miracle through us - even when we feel like we’re a nobody.