Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
1 Chronicles 16:10, ESV
Because we know that God became one of us to save us from sin and wrath, we can come together as believers and joyfully praise His Name, now and forever!
Anthony shares some fun but, most importantly, Christ-honoring thoughts for Christmas. Go check them (and him) out!
Daniel
Hello, everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve been in touch (I tend to like these long breaks, it seems). However, I am making an HUGE effort to bring you guys up to date with links to ALL my videos from a recent series on YouTube. If you remember, I mentioned a while back that […]
10 Reasons and 10 Videos why Jesus Is Better than Santa Claus!
Note: This is a discipleship outline I developed and using to train others with teaching overseas. Establish the need: When someone is prepared to teach in an international context where the teacher speaks in English and there’s translators, what are some things to beware of concerning theological terms? Purpose: This session will look at five […]
Teaching Spiritually Overseas Part 2: Teaching Preparation and Indigenous Theological Terms
Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy!
Psalm 47:1, ESV
Our God became one of us to save us from our sins and restore us to relationship with Him. Let us celebrate His goodness and grace together, worshipping as His redeemed Church.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.
Psalm 28:7, ESV
Our God came to us, showing His love and compassion by becoming one of us, showing His grace and power by saving us from sin and overcoming death. Let us praise Him for His help and power in our lives, trusting our Great King and Shepherd.
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Romans 15:13, ESV
God came to us as one of us, dying for our forgiveness but rising again, giving us hope for eternal life. We now have His Holy Spirit as a deposit of that hope, so may we feel joy and peace in knowing our eternal destination.
12 years ago, I wrote a series of Christmas devotional thoughts. For my church for 2023, I edited those and made a short, 6-day devotional booklet.
I am putting it here for your downloading pleasure.
It is a simple, fun yet still serious look at how some people responded to Christ’s birth 2000 years ago with some added application for today.
I pray you enjoy and are blessed by it.
Merry Christmas!
I can gratefully say that our church enjoys partnering with others. It started largely with the local youth groups teaming up, though there was some cooperation already happening. I have preached at several churches around the area, in other cities, and across state lines. Many of us have teamed up to send groups and missionaries out, with six of us having spent about the last two years preparing to send a family to a recently war-torn Land.
Please pray for continued unity in gospel partnership.
Daniel
This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Pray for churches to partner for the Great Commission.
This Sunday at Church: Pray for churches to partner for the Great Commission
“By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
John 13:35, ESV
God showed His love by becoming like us and dying for us. The absolute least we can do is love each other in the Church, lest we show we are not His disciples. Love with Jesus’ patient, gracious love.
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossians 3:17, ESV
Christ came to save us and show us how to live, and that is to glorify God in every part of our lives, giving thanks for all His blessings and lessons in every circumstance.
a simple man of God 