One more week of Zombies as we explore Sanctifying Grace. Through God’s sanctifying grace, we grow and mature in our ability to live as Jesus lived. When talking about “The Walking Dead” this week, be sure to note that we are DEAD without GRACE!
We sit down to talk new years plans. Everything from lock-ins to letters from the past… all about New Year’s! Click here to subscribe via iTunes.
“Christians may forget that Advent marks the beginning of the Christian calender year. It entails celebrating two events simultaneously: Jesus’ first coming and his second coming. The lectionary texts during Advent orient themselves more towards the latter, and it might be worthwhile to suggest that we do likewise. It’s high time that we get back to celebrating the Christian New Year with as much anticipation as watching the ball drop at Times Square.”
From the early Christian perspectives, the End Times began when Jesus showed up. This led early Christians to view life, not facing the past and working their way into the future, but rather facing the future and believing it was as bright as the promises of God. A Kingdom perspective meant looking at life from the angle of how God would finally resolve human history.
Download the free November 2014 wallpaper and use it as your smartphone background or desktop calendar. “Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight, At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more, When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death, And when he sakes his mane, we shall have spring again.” (C. S. Lewis)
December 1, 2014 Genesis 1 (abridged) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty,darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God
