Sunday Night Reflections

A Few Thoughts From an Amazing Day...

• Worshiped with the church family at the Christian Church of Deleon Springs today.
• Amazingly friendly people.
• Several talented musicians brought variety to the worship; hymns, carols and modern songs really made the worship special. 
• Today's topic; you cannot always have a "White Christmas", however it is possible to have a "Right Christmas". 
• Key thoughts from the morning message; The miracle of Christmas is not on 34th street; it is in Bethlehem. Through Jesus, God offers you a relationship that provides forgiveness for your past, peace of mind in the present, and a solid future in eternity.
• Had lunch with some long time friends - notice I did not say "old", so good to spend the afternoon with them.
• Friday's tragedy was once again a vivid reminder the world needs Jesus. 
• Remember; If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent an educator.
  If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent a scientist.
  If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent an economist.
  If our greatest need had been pleasure, God would have sent us an entertainer. But our greatest need was forgiveness, so He sent us a Savior.
• I have had the occasion to read a few thoughts on leadership lately and two thoughts come to mind; REAL LEADERSHIP is always proactive and it is the role of a leader is to define reality.
• This blog post is a reminder of how tough the located ministry is today, have you prayed for your pastor today?
• This blog post is a reminder Godly wisdom always brings hope, thanks Bob.
• Something to Chew on; Tonight President Obama quoted these words from scripture; Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.  So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but what is unseen, for what is seen is temporary, what is unseen is eternal.”  (2 Cor. 4:16-18)  I wonder how many people heard these words for the first time and realized there is a hope beyond this life!