Posts from November 2019
7PM Thanksgiving Eve: Gratitude!
Harvard Medical school says that one’s gratitude is positively and consistently correlated with happiness! God’s Word says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” – St Paul (Philippians 4.7) A transcendent peace, found in Jesus, surpasses “happiness” and comes as a gift from God, through Christ! We’ll…
“Integrity”
Integrity. Do you have it? If not, do you want it? Do you know how to get it, if you want it!? And, lastly are you ready to pay the price for it? Do you value it highly enough to make sacrifices for it? Duplicity. The antonym of integrity, or at least an antonym of integrity is more the norm, isn’t it? Saying one thing and doing another; acting-out in secrecy and pretending in the light are all a part of the…
Forgotten Virtues: Purity
Forgotten Virtues is less a reminder of the culture’s diminishing practice of Christian virtues and more a celebration of the Biblical power inherent in living a Godly lifestyle. Over the month of November, we’ll review virtues most observe to have faded from the American culture (with the possible exception of the military). With a design to reawaken and stir the spirit by God’s Holy Spirit, each “Forgotten Virtues” worship message will remind us of the problems that arise when these…