Keeping It Real, Allways

Good Morning!! Just sixteen days until Christmas,...and a friendly reminder, Jesus is the reason for the season! God has called us to renew our "attention to what we have heard" (Heb. 2:1), to anchor our lives in God's word. Meditation on God's word inspires prayer; prayer nourishes faithful church membership; and vital church life motivates our witnessing for Christ in a world that is lost and adrift. This is the time we celebrate God's greatest gift to mankind.

God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.—-John 3:16(NIV)

How can we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?—-Hebrews 2:3 (NRSV)

Ours is indeed a great salvation. Through the grace that works in us, the church, God offers the world direction and an anchor that is steadfast and sure,...if we faithfully share the love that we see in Jesus Christ.

" Therefore, prepare your minds for action;

be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed."

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 Source of all life, help us to realize how great is our salvation, and to embrace it in word and deed,...not just for a season, but always. Amen.

" When we affirm actions and attitudes, we reap more of them.
Wise people know to reward the behavior they want to see more of."