Living Successfully Well He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less. John 3:30 My Takeaways Something Old John said, “Therefore I must be filled with joy at his success.” Would I be able to say this? Something New Contentment is the key to experiencing success. It’s only when…
Temptation Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River. He was led by the Spirit in the wilderness. Luke 4:1 My Takeaways Something Old Temptations are likely to follow a mountaintop experience. Then the cool waters of the Jordan; now the barren wilderness. Then the huge crowds; now solitude…
Count The Cost Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him. Matthew 2:2 My Takeaways Something Old Most likely this was Persia, or modern-day Iran. This means the wise men traveled 800 to 900 miles to see the Christ…
A Mary Moment You are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said. Luke 1:45 My Takeaways Something Old Did that really happen? Am I crazy? How can I be certain what I experienced was real? Something New Like God used Elizabeth to confirm Mary’s encounter with the angel,…
The Word In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 My Takeaways Something Old The Word in John 1 is referring to Jesus Christ. I love hearing what The Word was: The Word already existed in beginning. “In the beginning God created…
Send Shame Away Once again you will have all the food you want, and you will praise the LORD your God, who does these miracles for you. Never again will my people be disgraced. Joel 2:26 My Takeaways Something Old And what a difference between man’s sin and God’s forgiveness! For this one…