The 5 Christmases 2: Elizabeth: The Friend
Elizabeth had experienced her share of disappointment. She was used to people casting
sympathetic glances her way. But this Christmas everything would change. Discover how
one woman’s faith turned disappointment into His appointment
Face to Face 4: Get Rid of It
Let’s face it, all of us have reservations when it comes to giving. What if I need this later?
What if I don’t have enough? What difference will my contribution make? What we see
in scripture is that Jesus isn’t concerned with the quantity of our giving but the quality of
our giving. Watch as an unnamed child’s “Face to face” encounter with Jesus leads to a
small sacrifice that becomes one of the greatest miracles ever known.
Face to Face 1: Get Over It
Sometimes our “Face to face” encounter with Jesus doesn’t play out the way we antici- pate. What do we do when our breakthrough doesn’t come at the pace or place we ex- pect? Listen to one woman’s inspiring “Face to face” encounter to learn how to overcome disappointment and offense in order to experience a miracle.
Sheep to Shepherd is a shift from follower to servant leader. In His famous post-resurrection
conversation with Peter, Jesus tells Peter three times to “feed My sheep,” in reference to Pe-
ter’s shepherding role over the people of God. But wait, Peter himself had to be mentored
by Jesus, the Good Shepherd. Peter was once a sheep. Now he is called upon to shepherd.
So in the same way every believer, like Peter, begins as a sheep. But as we continue to be
mentored by Jesus, the Good Shepherd, we, like Peter, eventually transform into shep-
herds. How does this occur? What are the key distinctions between sheep and shepherds?
Do not miss this week’s sermon and find out for yourself!
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Consumer to Steward is a shift in ownership from acquiring things for ourselves to offering what we have to God and others. Our souls may be saved, but we are still consumers. We complain about our salaries, fatten our pensions, stockpile more than we can use, and then want more. But as we respond to the Father, He transforms us into stewards who see all we have is only borrowed from God. We will become less attached to things and more gener- ous. We no longer measure life in terms of how much we get, but rather how much we give.
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Seen to Unseen is a shift in values from embracing things that are temporary to those that are eternal. We are born into a tangible world that we can touch, smell, see, and feel. But right next to our heads–as close as the air we breathe–is a Kingdom that is eternal and invis- ible. Over time God will teach us how to see a Kingdom that, although invisible, is ap- proaching with unnerving speed. God wants us to learn to see now what we will have no problem seeing after we are in Heaven. Things we once considered unimportant will have a new urgency, and things we once valued might become more trivial.
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