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4 Things NOT to Do This Christmas

by: Grace Driscol

Read entire blog post HERE. 

Are the holidays a stressful time for you, or do you look forward to them? Are you concerned with having enough time and money to shop, or do you have a plan and budget? Are the decorations another hassle to deal with, or do you love the festive look and include the kids in the activity?

I came up with a list of four things not to do this Christmas, with God's help: 

1. Don’t be a Scrooge.

2. Don’t forget to give generously…and to receive graciously.

3. Don’t hold on to the past.

4. Don’t forget Jesus.

Enjoy Christmas this year! Thankfully Jesus is helping me do that more and more every year—which is a wonderful Christmas gift. 

4 Ways to Pray the Gospel Over Your Life

This four-part prayer (blog post by JD Greear) confronts us with the reality of God’s gift-righteousness and love:

1.“In Christ, there is nothing I could do that would make you love me more, and nothing I have done that makes you love me less.”

     Pray about this “gift righteousness” of the gospel - 2 Corinthains 5:21 - and go to war against the incipient works-righteousness hardwired into our hearts.

2.“Your presence and approval are all I need today for everlasting joy.”  

     Pray about this value of God’s presence in our lives. It’s one thing to know that Jesus is your possession; it’s another for that approval to    have such weightiness in our hearts that our captivity to other idols is snapped.

3.“As you have been to me, so I will be to others.”  

     Pray about and consider the extravagant generosity of God toward us.  His generosity toward us leads us to radical generosity toward others.   

4.“As I pray, I’ll measure your compassion by the cross and your power by the resurrection.”

         Pray that God would help you view the world through the lens of the gospel. Seeing the compassion and power of God revealed in the gospel produces bold, audacious faith in our hearts. 

 

10 Tips for Good Listening Skills

The skill of listening can be one of the most healing skills Christians can use with persons dealing with crisis situations according to Richard E. Dodge. Someone with a listening ear can become a life-changing minister when people lose their emotional center of balance.

Richard’s complete article is available HERE.  

What are the 100 most read verses in the Bible?

Well at least the TOP 100 verses clicked on at Bible Gateway.com. 

To find out click on this link