What would it look like to make our resolutions God-centred rather than happiness-centred? In this sermon Roy explores the importance of starting 2019 with God at the centre.
Are you feeling drained? As we finish one year and face another, how can we be revitalised and motivated? Explore how God can make dry bones live.
Daily Nuggets
Day 1:
“I am the Lord, who opened a way through the waters, making a dry path through the sea…But forget all that— it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. The wild animals in the fields will thank me, the jackals and owls, too, for giving them water in the desert. Yes, I will make rivers in the dry wasteland so my chosen people can be refreshed. I have made Israel for myself, and they will someday honor me before the whole world.” Isaiah 43:16-21 NLT
Perhaps we have heard the story vaguely. Perhaps we have heard the story many times before.
An innocent girl sees and talks with an other-worldly being who tells her she will give birth to a boy. A boy who will be king. (Luke 1)
The boy is conceived under miraculous circumstance but born into mundane poverty. Angels come to celebrate and announce his birth… to no one but a few shepherds on a hill. Kings come from afar to revere and worship him. But local powers choose to kill him and a few thousand others in the process.
God is teaching me some simple but valuable lessons in my Christian walk. Communication is an area that He is constantly helping me to grow in; communication with those around me and with Him. I was recently reminded of two little gems I’ve learned along the way.
Whenever a child is born, I am reminded of the miracle of life. But never have I felt this as keenly as last week when I witnessed the birth of my nephew. Although I’ve given birth to two beautiful boys, it was different this time, being at the sidelines observing the process.
A friend I really admire recently shared the following medley of object lessons with me. I was very blessed by the beautiful imagery of Christ being involved in every single step of our spiritual growth and journey until the very end. I’d like to share it with you so that you may also be blessed!
My beautiful cyclamen plant has been providing my house with vibrant red flowers for the past few months. I have been faithfully watering the dish when it gets dry and removing the dead blooms. I was getting proud of my once brown thumb now turning green. But the past couple of days there have been more dead blooms than live ones and the lush, green leaves are turning yellow. Dismayed, I thought, “Are my brown thumbs showing their true colours?”
Guest speaker Ryan Vidot shares lessons from the story of Zaccheus, a man everyone thought didn’t deserve forgiveness but whom Jesus believed in.
We believe we have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But does the seeking ever end? Are we ever satisfied? How can we experience lasting joy, despite circumstances and challenges? Explore with us through this sermon video.