"Whatsoever things are... LOVELY!" The Apostle Paul gave specific instruction to the church at Philippi to THINK a certain way. The same applies to the church today; so what is LOVELY to God that we should be THINKING about???

In Philippians 4:8 the Apostle Paul told the church at Philippi to think of things that are ...noble. The word noble means: of high moral value; character. What kind of character are you building for yourself? What value system are you living by? Are you constantly thinking of things that are below you, or are you constantly thinking of things that are above?

The Apostle Paul in Philippians 4:8 said to, "think about things that are... true." It's easy to think about things that are false; to have a negative outlook on life. But what if we changed our mental diet; what if we changed our thought patterns, and began to think about positive things? If we are what we think, it's time to feed from God's Word about things that are for us... the things that are true!

1 Corinthians 11:1 says, "Imitate me as I imitate Christ." Jesus is our Pacesetter; before the world will encounter Jesus, the first person they encounter may be you. So who are you imitating that they will also imitate?

2 Kings 6:1-7 tells the story of a man with good intention to build a bigger place for the prophets to dwell in; however in the process, he lost his ax head in the Jordan River. During our 21 day of Fasting and Prayer, it is important to understand that if you "lose your head" this year, God can still make iron swim again!

2 Kings 6:1-7 tells the story of a man with good intention to build a bigger place for the prophets to dwell in; however in the process, he lost his ax head in the Jordan River. During our 21 day of Fasting and Prayer, it is important to understand that if you "lose your head" this year, God can still make iron swim again!

1 Samuel 13:14 declares, "...the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart..." As we continue to "Set the Pace" at the beginning of '22, let us remember that WORSHIP in our fast is one way we have a heart after God...

Daniel 10:2-3 gives us the blueprint for the 21 day Daniel Fast of fasting and praying. Last year we STRETCHED; this year God is saying, "It's time to set the pace for 2022... this is the Year of the Pacesetter!"

Did you know that the events of the first Christmas were very similar to the events still happening today at Christmas? Take a listen...

2 Corinthians 4:8-12 describes the "stretch" we experience as Christians. In this last sermon of the year on The Stretch, it's time we get ready for our "transitional stretch" into the new year...