Saturday, December 28, 2013

2013 Christmas at Connections-entry 5

 
 

Hi Friends!

Just reflecting upon the fact that there is so much build up to Christmas...and then in a single day most move on to the pace we call life...someone once said (I'm paraphrasing to the best of my memory) that life is what happens while we're busy making plans how to live.

I'm not ready to say so-long to Christmas this year...when a child is born is when others have the opportunity to enjoy the life conceived...that's my focus in transitioning to the New Year...I want to take the life conceived in Christ with me and enjoy life in Him.

My goals for the church in 2014 center around that journey...they are two-fold with the theme of "Modeling Jesus"...and a song by Stephen Curtis Chapman "Love Take Me Over" serving as the rhythm for our days.

Goal 1: Go Deeper in the Word (allow His love to take us over)
Goal 2: Go Deeper in the World (share His love in the world without becoming worldly)

So in essence I want to continue to Celebrate Christmas...to make a Crescendo for Christ in the New Year...I'm not ready for Christmas to end when the Christ-child was born so I can live each day like Him...what of you?

The lyric video for "Love Take Me Over" is posted below...I hope you will be blessed by watching and listening to it...to Model Jesus I know I must rely much less on me and much more on His Spirit to produce love in and through me.

Will you join me in committing to rely more on Him in 2014?

God's Peace,
Jeff

1 comment:

  1. His mercies are new every morning. We can celebrate His birth every day, though He was born on only one day. We celebrate the new life in us every day.

    I don't know what the specific inspiration was for Steven Curtis Chapman to write this song, but it well could have been John 3:30 - He must increase, but I must decrease. The idea of moving ourselves out of the way and intentionally putting God first is a daily activity - moment by moment, not once a day and done.

    Yes, I will join you in committing to rely more on Him in 2014 - and beyond!

    Steve

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