There are many things people think Christmas is about. More than gifts. More than lights. More than shopping mall parking lot fights.
More than snow. More than Ice. More than a list being checked twice.
More than tinsel More than cheer.
It is about Emmanuel when God came near.
Regardless of your tradition, everyone has one. Traditions have been an important component of human societies since the dawn of time. They fulfill four key criteria for achieving the “Four B’s,” our senses of Being, Belonging, Believing and Benevolence. Traditions are a source of enjoyment and meaning. There are three traditions worth establishing this holiday season.
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Today we journey through the life of Joshua.
Joshua is the first book in the Bible named after a person. Joshua shadowed Moses. He was his protégé. The anointing of Moses is transferred to Joshua.
This book spans about 25 years in time and shows how Joshua moves from slave to successor.
The early church is what we strive to model our church after. A church who was for everyone, a church who gave everything, and a church that celebrated God’s goodness every day.
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Often we have a hard time giving to God was is required- 10% of our income is obedience. Here’s what we need to learn: What’s left is not less, if what’s left has been blessed. God can do more with our 10% than we could ever do with 100%.
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The question we need to ask ourselves is, what’s the more for?
When God gives you more, what’s the more for?
You get out of debt. What is the more for?
You get a bonus. What is the more for?
You got a raise. What is the more for?
Your sales increase. What is the more for?
In this sermon, Pastor Mike shares with us what exactly more is for.
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Here is what I know about the enemy: Maybe he won’t destroy you, he’ll simply distract you. Distraction is a tactic of the enemy. Defeating distraction is possible through the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Our lives are always moving in the direction of our strongest thoughts. So the question we need to ask ourselves is: What are you thinking?
The greatest weapon to overcome your negative thoughts is to know what God thinks about you.
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Solomon is probably one of the wisest human beings to ever walk this earth. If you really study out what that man did, he was raised in the fear of the Lord. He began to rule in the fear of the Lord. Kings, nobles, ambassadors, and queens would come from far distant lands, to see how he ran his nation. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. He walked in such great wisdom, but he didn’t treasure it.
The wisest man in the world left the fear of the Lord, and so can we… So how do we avoid the drift? We fear the Lord.
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Offense is an event, but being offended is a decision. You cannot win in the future if you are still offended by the past. How do we get past offense? Find out in this sermon.
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