Are you ready for Christmas? It will be here before you know it! This past Sunday we started at new series, “Advent: Christmas in the Gospels,” to help us get focused and prepared for Christmas. We kicked off the series with the Gospel of Mark and his unique introduction to Christ’s arrival. There is no mention of the nativity, the manger, shepherds or wise men with Mark… He starts with God’s plan and a voice crying in the wilderness. The message couldn’t be more clear…

What are you thankful for these days? There is so much to be thankful for if you think about it? In fact, take a minute right now and think of at least five things you are thankful for and thank God for it! That wasn’t too hard was it? It’s a good idea to do that little exercise every single day to keep you from getting bogged down in the day to day struggles of life. But even in those struggles, we can still find reason to give thanks. In fact, God expects us to…18 giv

What kind of legacy do you want to craft with your life? Have you thought much about that? We are building a legacies as parents, spouses, friends, neighbors, employees and as believers. Have you considered what kind of legacy you want to craft in ministry? Ministry is serving others in Christ’s name, and if you are a Christ-follower, you are crafting a ministry legacy right now. If your church family wrote a letter and your name was mentioned, what might be said about yo

What is your life mission? Have you thought about that? What is your purpose in life? There are lots of ways to answer that question…. “I want to live my best life!” or “I want to be a good mom or dad for my kids.” or “I want to build healthy, enduring friendships” or “I want to work hard, retire and enjoy the fruits of my labor!” All that sounds great and no doubt all of those things matter! In fact, we’ve learned a lot throughout this series as we’ve unpacked Paul’s let

What was your very first paying job? There were probably some things about that job you liked and some things you hated; but chances are that you remember that job well and in fact, you may have learned some valuable life lessons from that experience. In his letter to the Colossians, the Apostle Paul offers some valuable life lessons for honoring Christ in the workplace. After spending the first two chapters of his letter to the believers at Colossae defining who Christ is