1. It is terribly easy to set up our theology as a buffer against the real coming of the Lord and its consequences.
  2. It all starts with God; and it all ends with God. He is the alpha and omega of giving and generosity.
  3. We don’t start with behavior and work toward Christ. We start with Christ and everything works out from there.
  4. This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022), written by Kathy Morales and Kyle G. Jones.
  5. The good news is that with our God there is always more: more than we deserve, dare, ask, or expect, more than we can see, hear, feel, or think.
  6. The reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.
  7. The love mentioned in 1 John 4:15-21 fourteen times (!) is a love that needs no apology but is determined at all times to sacrifice for the other.
  8. We need to hear the gospel because it is good news that is not from you, or about you, or because of you.
  9. This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022). Now available for purchase!
  10. Do you confess Christ as God in the flesh, born, died, and raised to new life for you? Any answer of yes will do
  11. Christ is not an idea. He isn’t a concept. He isn’t a religious notion or sentiment. He isn’t a product. He is the Savior, flesh and blood.