23 The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; 24 though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand. (Psalm 37:23-24 NIV) When we go through times of stumbling, when life just does not seem to go our...

11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. (Luke 2:11 NIV) What started with a terrifying experience, then turned to great joy. For the angel we began talking about two days ago brought wonderful news. The Savior, Messiah...

10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. (Luke 2:10 NIV) Yesterday we looked at what can suddenly terrify us. Today we look at the great joy when these situations turn out to...

9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. (Luke 2:9 NIV) Over the next three days leading up to and including Christmas I want to highlight not only reason for the season, but how life changes...

12 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. 13 Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and...