We Can Make A Difference 1

Hello Everyone,

We can make a difference in 2013 first of all because WE WERE LOST.

2 Cor 5:16-17

16 Therefore, from now on, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. NKJV
 
A local hunting guide got himself into a real fix. His party became hopelessly lost in the mountains and they blamed him for getting them lost. "You told us you were the best guide in Colorado!" he said, "I am" "but I think we’re in Wyoming now."

He was completely lost…

Do you remember how lost you were without Christ?

It was so different, but how soon we forget.
The old is gone.
The new has come.
Before we didn’t know but now we do.
And it is worth telling about!

Greater things are coming in 2013! 

The Greatest Gift 4

Hello Everyone,

This indescribable gift must be RECEIVED.

It’s available to everyone, but God doesn’t force it on anyone.

We have to receive it. We have to take the package, and open the box, and accept it as our own.

We each have to make the decision to receive Jesus Christ into our lives.

“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God – children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” – John 1:12, 13 (NIV)

It wasn’t all who heard about Him.

Or agreed with His teachings.

Not all who attended church.

Not all who tried to follow the golden rule.

But all who RECEIVED Him.

Some people imagine that God’s love has to be earned. But a gift you have to pay for is no gift at all.

Now, maybe you opened that gift years ago, but lately it’s been sitting on the shelf. You’ve been too busy, or too distracted, or too hurting to give Christ the time and attention you know He deserves.

Or maybe for you that gift is still under the tree, wrapped and ready to be opened. My desire for you this morning is:

Don’t leave Christ on the shelf; don’t leave Him under the tree.

Take him into your heart and into your life, today.

That INDESCRIABLE gift from God has a tag with your name on it.

What better TIME than Christmas to renew your commitment to Christ;

Merry Christmas                      

The Greatest Gift 3

Hello Everyone,

This indescribable Gift Has Great VALUE

Although there is truly nothing more desirable than knowing Christ, many people just can’t see it. Their eyes haven’t been opened.

They look into the manger, and they don’t see The King.

They don’t see the Savior of the World.

They don’t see “the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace,” They don’t see anything special at all.

And so, they pass by the baby in the manger and instead seek after the gold, and the frankincense, and the myrrh sitting at the side.

They don’t want the baby they want the presents.

Which do you value more, the toys and trinkets of this life that will all eventually crumble into dust or a relationship with Jesus Christ that will last forever?

"The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.” – Matt. 13:44-46 (NIV)

Knowing Christ is worth more than anything else in this world:

In fact, knowing Christ is worth more than everything else in this world.

We will never be disappointed by Him!!!

He is that treasure, He’s that pearl of great value.

God’s gift to us, this child in the manger, is worth more than anything else we could ever possess.

“Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!” – 2 Corinthians 9:15 (NIV)

Merry Christmas                      

The Greatest Gift 2

Hello Everyone,

This indescribable gift is Jesus Christ HIMSELF

    

The gift God offers us is to know Christ to know Him as a friend, to have fellowship with Him, to have a relationship with Him.

 [Jesus:] “I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.” – John 15:15 (NIV)

“Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” – John 17:3 (NIV)

People sometimes think of Christianity as nothing but a set of burdensome responsibilities. Doing things you’d rather not do.

They see the Christian life as a lot of rules, a lot of “do’s” and “don’ts” (mainly “don’ts”).

Or if they view Christianity more positive, they might see it primarily in terms of the benefits it can bring.

Christianity is a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Yes, the Christian life brings many benefits – joy, peace, hope.

But all these come through Christ; they all flow from our relationship with Him.

Our greatest gift to our children isn’t boxes wrapped in colored paper, on Christmas.

The most valuable thing we can give them is a relationship: our love and care, our time and attention, our commitment to always be there when they need you.

In the same way, God’s greatest gift to us is a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Merry Christmas         

The Greatest Gift 1

Hello Everyone,

Christmas is a time of giving. And that means Christmas it is a time of shopping.

Ever since the wise men from the east showed up at the stable carrying gold, frankincense, and myrrh, people have been exchanging gifts at Christmas.

Of course, it’s much more complicated today than it was for the wise men.

For one thing, they didn’t have to contend with shopping malls, all packed full of parents going from store to store to store, desperately searching the latest or hottest thing.

The magi didn’t have to worry about sizes, or colors, or return policies just plain old gold, frankincense and myrrh.

Well, this year, just like every year, millions of people, will open millions of gifts. Some won’t fit. Some will be the wrong color. Many will be returned or exchanged.

But there’s one gift that meets EVERYONE’S need, one gift that will never wear out, never break or need repairing.

The gift we all need, the most valuable gift of all, is that baby in the manger The One that this whole season is about.

On Christmas, we celebrate the fact that God gave us the gift of His own Son, Jesus Christ, so that through faith in Him we could be forgiven of our sins and have eternal life.

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! II Corinthians 9:15

The Amplified Bible Says: “[precious] beyond telling {His indescribable, inexpressible, free Gift]!!!

 Merry Christmas