Many people say that there lives are too messy for God. Maybe sometimes we even try to hide things from God because we have made a big mess of things. But that first Christmas was not all gifts, carols and family togetherness in a cosy home- it was actually messy. Jesus came to redeem our messiness into a message. Read on to find out more.
I love this time of year when the giving spirit seems more alive than any other time of the year. This Christmas I want to look at the stories of people in the Christmas story. The first one is Mary who was chosen by God to carry His Son. What lessons can we learn from a young girl whose life radiated obedience. Did she have a secret or can it belong to all of us? Read on to find out more.
Procrastination is the biggest time waster. How do I know? It happens to me a lot. I am needing to do a task and spend more time procrastinating than the time it takes to do a task. So how do we fix this? Just do it. These were also the words Mary spoke to Jesus to bring about His first miracle. Blessing is on the other side of obedience. 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 next character in our Christmas story is Mary. Mary was a young teenage girl who was engaged to Joseph. She was busily preparing for her wedding when her plans were disrupted. An angel came to her and told her remarkable things. But who was this young girl and why was she chosen to carry, birth and raise Jesus. Read on to find out more.
The first character in our Christmas series is Jospeh. He was a man that was righteous but had to endure ridicule. He was obedient and loved Mary. But what was it about him that God saw and then entrusted him to be the earthly dad of Jesus. Read more to find out.
