Tis the Season...for inspiration! I wanted to share with you an inspiring message during a holiday season that is more than a note to warn you of crowded shopping malls or that eBay sold the last whatchamacallit yesterday. I have added some of my own content, but the complete set of notes on this message can be found at www.lakestevenschurch.com labeled The Change of Celebration "Coming Home This Christmas" By Pastor Virgil Brown
For starters, Take out a penny from your pocket, piggy bank, junk drawer, collect all basket - whereever you can find some loose change. Look at this penny for a second. Now I want you to hold onto this penny. I want you to remember that this penny represents the past. Through Christ, "Your past is forgiven"!
Mark 2:17 Romans 4:7-8
Now go back to that piggy bank and take out a nickel. The nickel represents Now! I want you to keep this nickel in a special place to remind you that God's spirit is in you NOW!
Romans 8:11(MSG)
Do you have a dime laying around? The dime is for your Determined Destiny. "You have a place in Heaven".
John 5:24 Romans 5:21
One more....
Dig out a quarter for your collection. The quarter is there so you remember your Spiritual Growth. "You can continue to grow!
Matthew 13:4-8(MSG) Exodus 34:22(NLT)
I hope this message of change is as much of an inspiration to you as it was to me! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!
With Love,
Heather
