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A Plan from Long Ago

A Plan from Long Ago

Why Me God?

Why Me God?

Getting Started...

Getting Started...

It's Not About Us

  • Apr 1, 2023

It's Not About Us

Look for the Exits

  • Mar 31, 2023

Look for the Exits

How Does Faith Grow?

  • Mar 30, 2023

How Does Faith Grow?

Of Horses, People and Gentleness

  • Mar 29, 2023

Of Horses, People and Gentleness

Let Us Not Become Weary

  • Mar 28, 2023

Let Us Not Become Weary

Fueled By God’s Truth

  • Mar 27, 2023

Fueled By God’s Truth

Stone Throwers

  • Mar 26, 2023

Stone Throwers

What About Doubts?

  • Mar 25, 2023

What About Doubts?

Complacency Kills

  • Mar 24, 2023

Complacency Kills

Get Your Head Back in the Game

  • Mar 23, 2023

Get Your Head Back in the Game

Trust and Peace

  • Mar 22, 2023

Trust and Peace

Get Busy!

  • Mar 21, 2023

Get Busy!

Worship is a Weapon

  • Mar 20, 2023

Worship is a Weapon

Serve, Pass, Set, Kill!

  • Mar 19, 2023

Serve, Pass, Set, Kill!

God Keeps Forgiving You

  • Mar 18, 2023

God Keeps Forgiving You

How Do We Forgive?

  • Mar 17, 2023

How Do We Forgive?

Crave It!

  • Mar 16, 2023

Crave It!

Doubting My Purpose

  • Mar 15, 2023

Doubting My Purpose

Choose to Be Generous

  • Mar 14, 2023

Choose to Be Generous

Strength Before Weakness

  • Mar 13, 2023

Strength Before Weakness

Where Can You Go From God’s Presence?

  • Mar 12, 2023

Where Can You Go From God’s Presence?

Hey, How Ya Doin'?

  • Mar 11, 2023

Hey, How Ya Doin'?

Jesus Understands

  • Mar 10, 2023

Jesus Understands

Don't Talk Fear, Talk Faith

  • Mar 9, 2023

Don't Talk Fear, Talk Faith

All I Need

  • Mar 8, 2023

All I Need

What to Avoid

  • Mar 8, 2023

What to Avoid

Godliness With Contentment

  • Mar 7, 2023

Godliness With Contentment

Proper Technique

  • Mar 6, 2023

Proper Technique

Worried and Distracted

  • Mar 5, 2023

Worried and Distracted

Leading by Example

  • Mar 4, 2023

Leading by Example

Say Something Nice

  • Mar 3, 2023

Say Something Nice

Not Earned

  • Mar 2, 2023

Not Earned

Knowing the Path of Life

  • Mar 1, 2023

Knowing the Path of Life

JANUARY - MARCH 2023
OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2022

We Are a New Creation

  • Dec 31, 2022

We Are a New Creation

Count Your Blessings

  • Dec 30, 2022

Count Your Blessings

Joy in Discouraging Times

  • Dec 29, 2022

Joy in Discouraging Times

A Special Bond

  • Dec 28, 2022

A Special Bond

Your Shepherd is Near

  • Dec 27, 2022

Your Shepherd is Near

Spiritual Fitness After Christmas

  • Dec 26, 2022

Spiritual Fitness After Christmas

Christmas Songs: Joy to the World

  • Dec 25, 2022

Christmas Songs: Joy to the World

CHRISTMAS EVE EXCITEMENT

  • Dec 24, 2022

CHRISTMAS EVE EXCITEMENT

Christmas Songs: Silent Night

  • Dec 23, 2022

Christmas Songs: Silent Night

Showing Kindness

  • Dec 22, 2022

Showing Kindness

Christmas Peace, Everlasting Peace

  • Dec 21, 2022

Christmas Peace, Everlasting Peace

He Has a Plan for You

  • Dec 20, 2022

He Has a Plan for You

Christmas Hope

  • Dec 19, 2022

Christmas Hope

A Peace Promise

  • Dec 18, 2022

A Peace Promise

Peace in Discouraging Times

  • Dec 17, 2022

Peace in Discouraging Times

God Remembers What We Forget

  • Dec 16, 2022

God Remembers What We Forget

Choose to Be Generous

  • Dec 15, 2022

Choose to Be Generous

Close to the Brokenhearted

  • Dec 14, 2022

Close to the Brokenhearted

Nutcracker Band

  • Dec 13, 2022

Nutcracker Band

Lamenting During the Holidays

  • Dec 12, 2022

Lamenting During the Holidays

Isolated

  • Dec 11, 2022

Isolated

Be Still

  • Dec 10, 2022

Be Still

God's Good Gifts

  • Dec 9, 2022

God's Good Gifts

Christmas Songs: O Little Town of Bethlehem

  • Dec 8, 2022

Christmas Songs: O Little Town of Bethlehem

Hope in Discouraging Times

  • Dec 7, 2022

Hope in Discouraging Times

Beginning of Knowledge

  • Dec 6, 2022

Beginning of Knowledge

Feeling Grief During the Holidays

  • Dec 5, 2022

Feeling Grief During the Holidays

Soft Target

  • Dec 4, 2022

Soft Target

Finding Focus in the Christmas Hustle

  • Dec 3, 2022

Finding Focus in the Christmas Hustle

Stay Alert

  • Dec 2, 2022

Stay Alert

The Darkest Moments

  • Dec 1, 2022

The Darkest Moments

Prevent the Explosion

  • Nov 30, 2022

Prevent the Explosion

Saying No to Sin

  • Nov 29, 2022

Saying No to Sin

Putting it All Together

  • Nov 28, 2022

Putting it All Together

Where Do You Stand With Jesus?

  • Nov 27, 2022

Where Do You Stand With Jesus?

Do's and Don'ts

  • Nov 26, 2022

Do's and Don'ts

Hope After Divorce

  • Nov 25, 2022

Hope After Divorce

Happy Thanksgiving!

  • Nov 24, 2022

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thankful for Salvation

  • Nov 23, 2022

Thankful for Salvation

Confessing Pride, Wearing Grace

  • Nov 22, 2022

Confessing Pride, Wearing Grace

Jesus Loves Me. And My Jokes!

  • Nov 21, 2022

Jesus Loves Me. And My Jokes!

A Craving

  • Nov 20, 2022

A Craving

Walk By the Spirit

  • Nov 19, 2022

Walk By the Spirit

The Renewal

  • Nov 18, 2022

The Renewal

Holding Back

  • Nov 17, 2022

Holding Back

Unexpected Turns

  • Nov 16, 2022

Unexpected Turns

Listening Skills

  • Nov 15, 2022

Listening Skills

God Will Push You Out

  • Nov 14, 2022

God Will Push You Out

Bomb Defusal

  • Nov 13, 2022

Bomb Defusal

Jesus Walks With You

  • Nov 12, 2022

Jesus Walks With You

What About Your Brother or Sister?

  • Nov 11, 2022

What About Your Brother or Sister?

Lone Wolf

  • Nov 10, 2022

Lone Wolf

Get Up and Git'r Done

  • Nov 9, 2022

Get Up and Git'r Done

Light the Way

  • Nov 8, 2022

Light the Way

Asking Questions, Talking Truth

  • Nov 7, 2022

Asking Questions, Talking Truth

Hope in God

  • Nov 6, 2022

Hope in God

Avoid It!

  • Nov 5, 2022

Avoid It!

Satisfaction in God

  • Nov 4, 2022

Satisfaction in God

Finding Your Spiritual GPS

  • Nov 3, 2022

Finding Your Spiritual GPS

The Blame Game

  • Nov 2, 2022

The Blame Game

Don't Climb the Ladder

  • Nov 1, 2022

Don't Climb the Ladder

Wiped Out

  • Oct 31, 2022

Wiped Out

Live In Freedom!

  • Oct 30, 2022

Live In Freedom!

Ordinary Superheroes Like You

  • Oct 29, 2022

Ordinary Superheroes Like You

Accountability

  • Oct 28, 2022

Accountability

Making the Most of Every Opportunity

  • Oct 27, 2022

Making the Most of Every Opportunity

Straight Ahead

  • Oct 26, 2022

Straight Ahead

Past and Future

  • Oct 25, 2022

Past and Future

What Is Joy?

  • Oct 24, 2022

What Is Joy?

Putting Down the Criticism Gun

  • Oct 23, 2022

Putting Down the Criticism Gun

A Prayer For Today

  • Oct 22, 2022

A Prayer For Today

Christ's Love

  • Oct 21, 2022

Christ's Love

Resist the Darkness; Engage the Light!

  • Oct 20, 2022

Resist the Darkness; Engage the Light!

Numbering the Days

  • Oct 19, 2022

Numbering the Days

Unmoved by the Storm

  • Oct 18, 2022

Unmoved by the Storm

That was Me!

  • Oct 17, 2022

That was Me!

Breaking Free From Regret

  • Oct 16, 2022

Breaking Free From Regret

Sitcom Versus Reality

  • Oct 15, 2022

Sitcom Versus Reality

I Am Your God!

  • Oct 14, 2022

I Am Your God!

Wilderness Lessons

  • Oct 13, 2022

Wilderness Lessons

Time is a Gift

  • Oct 12, 2022

Time is a Gift

Your Words

  • Oct 11, 2022

Your Words

Don't Let Anger Sit on the Shelf

  • Oct 10, 2022

Don't Let Anger Sit on the Shelf

Stay Focused

  • Oct 9, 2022

Stay Focused

Busy Much?

  • Oct 8, 2022

Busy Much?

What's Guiding Your Life?

  • Oct 7, 2022

What's Guiding Your Life?

He is Close By

  • Oct 6, 2022

He is Close By

Dumb Dogs?

  • Oct 5, 2022

Dumb Dogs?

Encourage Each Other

  • Oct 4, 2022

Encourage Each Other

Sister of the Hulk

  • Oct 3, 2022

Sister of the Hulk

Our Prayer

  • Oct 2, 2022

Our Prayer

I Actually Need Jesus

  • Oct 1, 2022

I Actually Need Jesus

July - September 2022
April - June 2022
January - March 2022
October - December 2021
July - September 2021
April - June 2021
January - March 2021
Winning the Day Spiritually
Worry
Growing Spiritually
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Bible Verse: Luke 2:8-17
“That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. ‘Don’t be afraid!’ he said. ‘I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.’Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,‘Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.’When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, ‘Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.’They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. ”

Reflect and Respond: Put yourself in the roles of the various characters from today's reading. What would have made you excited about this night? What makes you excited about the Christmas story today?

Prayer: Father, thank You for sending Your Son Jesus. His birth was so ordinary and yet so extraordinary. Help me understand the excitement the shepherds and the angels must have felt at the time. Help me ponder your works like Mary. Let me be continuously filled with joy for having Jesus as my Savior. Amen.

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pancharlot
3 months ago
Lord Jesus thank you for your amazing gift for us. Thank you Lord Jesus for your Love. Amen 🙏🏻
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Nydia
3 months ago
Yes, most of the kids get really excited (and out of control) about Christmas. I also did.

Yes, Sam, now we try and balance our excitement with a little self-control as you said and do.

Yes, but the real story of Christmas is something to get excited about and celebrate.

**** Luke 2:8-17, tell the experience of the
shepherds about Christmas: ****
---Suddenly, an Angel of the Lord appeared among the shepherds, and the radiance of the Lord's glory surrounded them.
---Been terrified, the Angel reassured them, saying, don't be afraid, I bring you Good News that will Bring you Great JOY to all people.
---The Savior, the Messiah, the Lord has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David, and they will recognize Him by the sign that the baby is wrapped snugly in strips of cloth and is lying in the Manger.
---The Angel was joined by the armies of heaven praising God and saying glory to God in the highest heaven and peace on Earth to those with whom God is pleased.
---After, the shepherds said to each other, let's go to Bethlehem, let's see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.
---As said by the Angel, they found it, and after seeing the baby Jesus, they told everyone what had happened and how they received the good news about the child.

Yes, As Sam said, maybe they're out of control and he don't blame them because the birth of Jesus just makes us celebrate.

Father God, thank You for sending Your Son Jesus. His birth was so ordinary and yet so extraordinary. Help me understand the excitement the shepherds and the angels must have felt at the time. Help me ponder your works like Mary. Let me be continuously filled with joy for having Jesus as my Savior. Amen.
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Debra
3 months ago
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for the precious gift of Your Son..my Savior! He can to save even me, the lowliest of the low!
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Andrea
3 months ago
Thank you Heavenly Father for giving us the best gift your one and only Son Jesus Christ our Savior
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David
3 months ago
Heavenly Father, thank You for giving us the best gift of all, Your only Son, Jesus Christ, most worthy, most holy. Thank You for sending us mankind's only Saviour. Amen.
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