Resurrection Sunday is my favorite day of the year. Nothing in the human experience is more cause for celebration than the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Victory was purchased on the cross and proven at the empty tomb! One of my favorite parts of the Resurrection Story…
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Joyful: Even in the in-between!
And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” – Luke 2:10-11 ESV What an…
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Hope: Because God Can Be Trusted to Keep His Promises
This Christmas season, we celebrate the day that hope arrived. The promise of the coming Messiah was made in the Garden and echoed throughout the pages of Scripture to generations of God’s people. And for thousands of years, they waited. Then, in one fateful night in the humble town of…
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Celebrate & Anticipate – The Real Reason for the Season
Thanksgiving has passed and the holiday hoopla is upon us. Long lines for the latest and greatest gifts. Boxes piling up on doorsteps and porch bandits on the prowl. Creatively coordinated schedules for family Christmas gatherings. Treasured traditions we barely have time for and boxes filled with Christmas decorations we…
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Is it Too Good to Be True?
Once again, the truth was more than the religious leaders could handle. On the morning of the third day, they received word that the body of Jesus had vanished. They remembered He said He would rise from the dead. That was why they had fortified His tomb with Roman soldiers…