e-news for week of 12/14 - 12/ 20

I’ve got good news for you.

It’s a welcome phrase, isn’t it?

It’s one of the first phrases to tell of Christ entering the world.

Good news!

Good news: it’s a rarity these days. On a personal note, I’ve stopped watching most “news” reports. Most reports tell of bad news, of how someone could have done better, how things are moving in the wrong direction, how people don’t measure up anymore, etc.

I’ve got good news for you: you are of great value to God. You are of such worth that He sent His one and only son into the world for you.
Read this written word carefully and don’t gloss over it: you are of great worth to God. Say it again until it sinks in.

I was recently rereading a portion of “Abba’s Child” by Brennan Manning and he talks about a personal retreat he went on in which he took nothing. No books, no Bible, no media, nothing and spent time alone with just himself and God. It took eleven days until he had a breakdown/breakthrough moment in which he realized he had truly not “felt” anything since he was 9 years old. As I read those words, I could relate oh too well. Allow the living Christ to be real in your life.

Say it again: I am of great worth to God.

Christ came to this world and he came “to you.” We’ll explore this Sunday as we strive to connect with God. Thanks for the encouragement from this past Sunday’s sermon – it truly helps me to strive to give my very best and my all to share God’s word with you.

Let me encourage you to set aside a time of worship on Christmas Eve when we will explore “The Fabric and Tapestry of Christmas.” -- Scott