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Advent Patience: What Are You Waiting For?

If you had the power to change anything in your life, what would that be? We all have something we want changed. We look for satisfaction, even though what would satisfy us may not be found in our messed-up world. But God has promised to bring about a change that includes all that we long for. But we need to wait.

Advent Patience: God's Perfect Patience

Advent basically means 'to come'. But just like a seed waits for the proper time to sprout, God also waited until the appropriate time to send Jesus. The 2,000 years from the promise to Abraham to the coming of Jesus seems like a long time, but God's timetable and methodology are perfect. We need to be patient for Him to do things exactly right.

Connecting with God in the Psalms. Psalm 95: Gratitude and Rest

Some people are better at consistently giving thanks than others. We get busy and distracted and we don't show the gratitude that we may feel. This Psalm provides us with good motivation to keep giving thanks to God to become better 'thanks-givers.'

Connecting with God in the Psalms. Psalm 139: All-knowing, Ever-present God

We want to be noticed and know that there is someone who cares for us - that we matter. Psalm 139 tells us that God knows and loves us. We matter to Him. He understands more than just the facts about our lives like Google or Facebook may know. He knows every intimate detail of our lives but still loves us deeply.

The Victorious Church, Thriving In Persecution

The Bible has a lot to say about the persecution of believers. Jesus said that when we are hated to remember that He was hated first. Following Jesus is not about us and our welfare. It is about Jesus. And it is about radical love and hope and faith. This is what the victorious church looks like.