God had a plan for Mary.God chose MARY to help bring Jesus into the world. Mary didn’t have all the answers, and she didn’t know every part of the plan. But she knew she could trust God no matter what. She could have joy because she knew God had a good plan for her...
O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here Disperse the gloomy...
There's a story in Daniel, chapter 3, about three young boys, Sadrach, Meshach, and Abednigo, who are thrown into a fiery furnace for daring to honor God by not bowing to a golden image. But there was another in that fire with them. Many believe it was God Himself,...
The world waits for a miracleThe heart longs for a little bit of hopeOh come, oh come, EmmanuelA child prays for peace on EarthAnd she’s calling out from a sea of hurtOh come, oh come, Emmanuel And can you hear the angels singing Glory to the light of the worldGlory,...
God promised to send His Son.Isaiah 9:6 (NIrV) “A child will be born to us. A son will be given to us. He will rule over us. And he will be called Wonderful Adviser and Mighty God. He will also be called Father Who Lives Forever and Prince Who Brings Peace.” Isaiah...
There's a story in Daniel, chapter 3, about three young boys, Sadrach, Meshach, and Abednigo, who are thrown into a fiery furnace for daring to honor God by not bowing to a golden image. But there was another in that fire with them. Many believe it was God Himself,...
Remember what Jesus has done for us.Today we see that Jesus took an old habit of gratitude—the Passover—and He turned it into a BRAND-NEW habit of gratitude: the Lord’s Supper or communion. As we eat the bread and drink the juice, we remember what Jesus has done for...
Choose to be grateful for what you have.Today we hear a story from Jesus that show this: God gives freely to everyone. It can be tough for us to be grateful when we look around and see the things other people have. We start to wish we had more ourselves. That’s why we...
Take the time to thank others.It is not hard to say “thank you, “ is it? But how often do we forget? In today’s story, we will hear about 10 people who had a lot to be thankful for but only one actually remembered to say “thank you.” Sometimes it can be hard for us...
Show Gratitude to God.Today we will hear a story about David and his wife, Michal, who cared more about the way things LOOKED. We will hear about a time that David was dancing and thanking God. Michal thought it made David look silly to dance and thank God in front...
Choose to be grateful.This month we are learning about Gratitude. What if the next time we start feeling frustrated or angry, we stop and choose to be grateful instead? After all—even when everything seems to go wrong, we ALWAYS have something to be grateful for. We...
Focus on what's GOOD.Everything changes when we put our focus on what’s GOOD in our lives. It makes everything better when we think about what God is doing—even when things are difficult and when we don’t understand. Let’s do this: Let’s focus on what’s...
Be a person of integrity.We can always look at Jesus and find the very BEST example of integrity. Jesus proved that we can ALWAYS trust Him. Jesus did what He said He would do, and He showed us what it means to be trustworthy and truthful. When we choose to live that...
He will always forgive us. We can be ourselves with God. We can ALWAYS go to Him, even we’ve done something wrong. We can know for SURE that He will always forgive us! We might still have to face the consequences of what we’ve done, but we know that we never have to...
Trust God no matter what.Daniel and his friends knew what was most important. They knew they could trust God no matter what. They had the integrity to stay truthful to what they knew God wanted them to do—even though they were in a land that wasn’t their...
God forgives our sins.Jesus gave us the perfect example of forgiveness when He died on the cross for our sins. He paid the price for the things we’ve done wrong. Because He did that for us, we can ask God to forgive our sins. We can be forgiven because of Jesus!...
God can help you be an encourager We all go through things that are difficult. It means EVERYTHING to know that your friend is there to cheer you on! Remember, God can help you be an encourager with your friends. Jesus promised that God would send us a Helper: His...
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, they are a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17 OBSERVATION The Church of Corinth had issues. Paul's writing here is to address just one of the many challenges facing...