Something must change, if 2023 is going to be different. You must change. The world says, "Be true to yourself." But what if being true to yourself is the worst thing you could possible do? Is there a better way? You bet.

Do This First

The Most Terrible Christmas Song Ever

Your prayers have no expiration date. Every prayer is answered in God's own time. He even answers the prayers you've prayed and forgotten. He'll still be answering some of your prayers after you're gone. So pray. Trust. And be amazed at God's faithfulness.

When I read the story of the Christmas shepherds, the passage raises a hundred questions. In this Sunday's message, I am going to ask all 100 of them. 

The Messiah was promised throughout the Old Testament, then it took 400 years before Jesus came. Why does God do things so slowly? He dwells  in eternity; time can't constrain him. Yet he's never late. Trust him even if you wait.

Jesus says if you're ashamed of him and his message now, he'll be ashamed of you when you meet him in the glory of his Father. In other words, don't worry about being embarrassed. Worry about being an embarrassment.

In the children's fable, Chicken Little ran through the yard, saying that the sky was falling when it wasn't. The story teaches us not to be prophets of doom. But what if the sky is falling? What if we must be prophets of doom?

A New Joy-By Rod Ellis

They're commanded to walk around Jericho 6 days without saying a word. Why? If talking were allowed they'd say, "Why are we doing this?"  You can talk yourself right out of everything God's trying to do in your life.