Christmas is a season for celebration. The meaning of celebration is twofold. It means a social gathering which is common over Christmas. But it also means to celebrate something. There would be no Christmas tradition without Jesus so He is Who we should be celebrating. But how? Through giving. Read on to find out more.
Christmas is a time when we remember the birth of Jesus. This is great but what I remember is His purpose- to transform me. In that transformation it is not old Karen and new Karen but a totally new Karen with no old there. Is this good ? Yes - but why? Read on to find out more.
Expectation - the meaning is a strong belief that something will happen. This is an intense meaning. It is not casual or may happen but will. What happens when our expectations don’t come in the package we thought they should. Read on to find out more.
After the birth of Jesus, visitors came to see. These weren’t your ordinary visitors but ones that knew the meaning of Jesus’ birthplace - the shepherds - the first evangelists. The story they told of the angels was all received differently. How and why? Read on to find out more.
How are you going this Christmas- really going? I have had a loss recently. So what makes us stand up again and keep going? It is what Christmas represents - the fulfilment of a promise. Read on to find out more.
How is the journey of your life going at this present time? Is it smooth and you are just floating along. Or has your journey been rough? Mary and Joseph know what this is like. But in order to birth the promise they had to take a rough journey. Read on to find out more.
Have you ever pondered on how Mary must have felt when the angel visited her? She must have had more questions than answers running through her mind. But that didn’t stop her placing her complete trust in God and His delivered Word? How can we apply this to our daily lives? Read on to find out more.
Have you ever thought about that first Christmas? Over the next few weeks I want to take poetic licence and tell the story in my words. What amazing lessons can we learn? Are you ready for fresh revelation? Read on to find out more.
The promise of Jesus had been spoken about for years in the Jewish culture. The verses were there for all to hear every Sabbath. So why when a virgin fell pregnant did no one remember the promise? Where was the expectation? And does the same thing happen in our lives. Read on to find our more.
Have you ever wondered why more people didn’t see the Christmas star. The only ones were wise men and they weren’t the ones waiting for a redeemer. The whole region of Bethlehem missed the sign. Find out the reason by reading the below.
The wise men visited Jesus after He was born. They had a journey to go in that wouldn’t have been easy. They followed the star of Jesus. We know they gave but how is this significant. Read on to find out more.
Our next character in the Christmas story is the shepherds. They were the first responders to the news that Jesus was born. They heard the angel proclaiming it and saw the heavenly host singing. But what was the reason the shepherds were chosen. Is it because they were the only ones our on a dark night or was it something deeper. Read more to find out.
