From the stump of Jesse new life springs. This is the story of Christmas.And we need to hear this story again. We need it because our lives are full of stumps. God always does His best work on dead things! Why? Because only dead things need resurrection power!

Most of us spend these days hustling from store to store and website to website to find the best possible deals for all our Christmas needs. But how can we make sure that in all our acquiring that Christ comes before all things? How are we going to personally stay focused on Christ and how are we going to keep our family focused on Him?

Knowing our position in Christ will affect the way we face this life. Lets hear this message and find the great places he have seated us in.

God the Father sets the seal.

Only the Father can break the seal.

The Holy Spirit guarantees what He is sealing.

And the Holy Spirit IS the seal.

Great encouraging message. Let's listen to it.

Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian Church

In Roman culture, the culture where the New Testament was written, adoption was irreversible. Those adopted into a family had more legal standing than actual blood born children. Understanding the Roman adoption system will help us to understand how God sees us as adopted children.

Before you were ever born, God looked down through the years of history forward and saw you. And because of His perfect plan and complete understanding He decided you should be saved. All the work of your salvation proceeded you. If that’s true then you can rest assured that your salvation is not dependent on you but on His grace; from start to finish.

Desiring what we lack rather than delighting in what we have is one of our greatest problems as a human beings. Coveting comes naturally but contentment must be learned. Let's allow The Scripture to teach us how to be content.

Many times we are lying without realizing it. Let's be challenged with this great message and become a persons of truth in every area of our life.

Christian Adoption Services is non-profit agency that is committed to connecting vulnerable children with a Christian family. His president Kevin Qualls shared with us a great message explaining what means being adopted in to the Kindom of God. Let's listen to it!