What’s at the Heart of Your Christmas? This week’s WOW Weekly Moment was written by my mother, Eloise Fleming. Enjoy! Jacqueline Heider Women’s Ministry ___________________________ Often during the Christmas season we start the celebration and have a tendency to leave the Good News of Great Joy – Jesus and Emmanuel, God with us – […]
Read MoreThanks-Givingmas! As we say goodbye to Thanksgiving and greet the Christmas season, I have been reminded of a common thread that ties the two together … generosity. You see a heart of gratitude produces a spirit of generosity, and the season celebrating our Savior’s birth is all about giving. That being said, generosity is […]
Read MoreA Thanksgiving Tree As I’ve walked through the 30-Day Gratitude Challenge, I’ve found it easy to make my list of the things for which I am thankful – my husband, children, family, health, employment etc … But what about those things that I don’t like in my life? Those circumstances or people that bring about discontentment, […]
Read MoreA Thankful Heart … Great is Thy Faithfulness Last week we looked at Jesus as our redeemer – the one who alone is able to pay the price for our sins. As we continue to declare our thankfulness to God this month for who He is, I was particularly struck this week by His attribute […]
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Walking Worthy In Him! Last week, in Colossians 1:14 we looked at the redemption and forgiveness of sins we have In Christ Jesus. redemption – “apolytrosis” – to let go free for a ransom; the recalling of captives from captivity. 1 Peter 1:18 tells us that we were redeemed from the empty way of life. Ephesians 1:7 tells us we were […]
Read MoreWalking Worthy – Strengthened for Patience Colossians 1:11 May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience, Last week we looked at the third practice of walking worthy, being strengthened with all power, for the purpose of endurance to help us in difficult circumstances. This week we will examine the second aspect […]
Read MoreWalking Worthy – Strengthened With All Power Colossians 1:11 May you be strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience, We continue this week to look at the practices that Paul outlines in his prayer as a characteristic of one who walks worthy of Lord by pleasing God in all things. This third practice is that we would be […]
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A Walk Through Colossians 1:9-14 Learning to Walk His Way Colossians 1:10a We are asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. Paul makes one petition His petition is for these believers to be filled with the knowledge of God’s will. In the original Greek, the word filled is pleroo, which means to […]
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