Holiday Extras!

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  Where Does the Bible Mention Donkeys? One of the most well-known stories about a donkey in the Scriptures was when God enabled the prophet Balaam’s donkey to talk to him. This might sound like the craziest thing you’ve ever heard, but our God...
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  The 6 Incredible Contrasts of the Cross - Bible Study Guide The cross. To some this represents the ultimate act of foolishness, and to others the ultimate act of love and sacrifice. The reality of the cross is that it comes with contrasts. Yet when you examine them...
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  Prayers to Prepare Our Hearts for Easter The Season of Easter is upon us, and with it, we have the opportunity to open our hearts to become prepared to step into the fullness of what Easter represents. Instead of getting caught up in new church...
• How Has Jesus’ Death and Resurrection Changed Your Life? This Easter as you prepare your home, heart, and family for the celebration of Jesus’ death and resurrection, I challenge you to pause and consider all the ways truly knowing God has changed your life.
• Scripture Guide for Each Day of Holy Week I used to put all my focus on Easter Sunday and the excitement that the celebration of the empty tomb brings. But as I learned of what led up to that day, it became clear that each day of Holy Week was – and...
• Jesus Prayed for You the Night He Was Betrayed As we celebrate the Resurrection this year, let us remember that Jesus is not a storybook figure from a long-ago “Bible land,” but rather a risen King who is present, active, and interceding on our behalf...
• The 6 Incredible Contrasts of the Cross When you break it down, the cross is really a barter system. The difference is the exchange is not even. We bring him our broken, sinful condition and he exchanges that for his perfect righteousness. There...
• 4 Reasons the Resurrection Really Matters Resurrection Sunday, or Easter Sunday, is a day of real celebration. I know some people don’t like using the term Easter and I get it, but regardless it is a day of celebration. We are acknowledging to the...
• How Christians Can Approach New Years Resolutions If I am being honest with you, it is not you or me who can achieve a new year of better habits and a healthier life. Any eternal success is solely up to the work of Jesus Christ in our hearts for His glory.
• What Is the History behind the Christmas Candlelight Service? Many times when people think of a candlelight service, it is in mourning and remembrance of someone who is gone. However, at a Christmas service, Christians are celebrating that Jesus is the Light of the...
• How Can Advent Help Me Grow in My Relationship with Christ? This Christmas season, consider how God can use lessons of waiting and hope from Advent to help you grow and deepen your relationship with Him. Surely, being changed by Advent because of time spent with...
• What Is Advent and How Is it Celebrated? This space in-between Thanksgiving and Christmas is known as Advent; a Latin-based word that means “arrival.” The four weeks of Advent are in part the celebration of the arrival of Christ into our world, but...