The outsiders from the east came to visit the newborn Jesus with gifts of great wealth. But they looked in the most unexpected places to find the king, and when they finally did, they found Jesus and never looked back.
Focused – The Magi
• December 17, 2023
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Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Empowerment vs Enablement
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Faith Like the Servant
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Just when all feels lost and there is nowhere to turn, that is the place and time that we see God come in and work. In today’s story of Elisha we see a worker doing his best, however, calamity strikes him and God, through Elisha, forgives the man’s debt and empowers him to be useful…
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Faith Like the Widow
What’s your capacity to receive God’s blessing? The widow was only limited by her ability to receive from God but she gathered as much capacity as she possibly could. We are the ones who put the cap on our capacity, it’s time to lift it off and receive God’s overflowing love!