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God Helps Those Who Help Themselves

Is everything determined by our own efforts? Nope, and that’s a good thing because “all have sinned and fallen short.” Instead, God helps the helpless and those who help others.

To Thine Own Self Be True

How do we strive to be true to God instead of ourselves? This can easily be boiled down to a matter of pride. And what’s the opposite of pride? Humility…something Jesus demonstrated time and again

Everything Happens for a Reason

"Everything Happens for a Reason" is a wonderful lie embraced by many. Sometimes the reason something happens is because of the choices we make, or simply not paying attention to what’s happening around us. Don’t overthink it.

God Never Gives You More Than You Can Handle

Live long enough or study history and you know that’s not true. Sometimes there is suffering and pain in life that we can’t handle ourselves. But God can. His power is made perfect in our weakness.

The Colors of Christmas: Blue

Blue is the color of the Virgin Mary. She brought a new way of connecting (a new covenant) to God – Jesus. Mary also reminds us of the sorrow that we may face, even in happy times. Learn why there’s hope in the midst of Christmas blues.

The Colors of Christmas: Purple

Why do we associate certain colors with Christmastime (red and green, silver and gold, blue, white, and purple)? Besides just looking great on decorations, each color has a meaning that points to a crucial part of the Messiah’s birth story. Like the color purple, which stands for royalty. Find out as we kick off our Advent message series, The Colors of Christmas, and raise the question: What kind of King will you be celebrating?

The 12 Days of Thanksgiving

James 1:17 says that all good and perfect gifts come from God, so it’s appropriate to count our blessings and give God thanks. The “12 Days of Thanksgiving” song is a good way to remember to do this. Never heard of it? That’s because it’s brand new.

Access

God doesn’t just offer an eternal promise—he gives the reason he can keep it, along with all the inherent benefits.

Beautiful Savior

We have been looking at (and blessed by) beautiful things this past Fall. But of all the beautiful blessings we see each day, nothing is more beautiful than Jesus and his love for us.

Beauty for Ashes

Our world may be in ashes and our lives may be in ruins, but God transforms our situations (and ourselves) into things of beauty, all made possible through Christ. It’s a beautiful thing.