Before long complaining and comparing accompany our desire for more, yet we’re not any closer to filling the ache inside. All around us people are dancing to the steps of bigger, better, and faster, and we can easily join in without even realizing it. Something in us aches for more-more hope, more joy, more freedom. This 31-day devotional presents key scriptures, ideas to implement with each reading, and questions for reflection to guide you in rediscovering rituals, relationship, and rest to connect you more deeply with Christ this holiday season. In Total Christmas Makeover, author and Bible teacher Melissa Spoelstra provides a practical approach for you and your family to turn your attention toward God’s grace day-by-day as you prepare for Christmas. Mindfully take time to listen to how God continues to speak through the Christmas story as the Gospel narratives centered around the birth of Jesus provide encouragement and revelation concerning the love of God and his wisdom for us today. But it’s important to pause and remember that our priority should be to spend time celebrating Christ’s birth and not forget to invite Jesus to his own party.Ĭhristmas is far more than a celebration of an event from long ago or a modern holiday centered around shopping. In the bustle of the Christmas season, it can be easy to get swept up in all of the things to do. Give your Christmas a makeover with this practical approach to help your family learn what it means to truly celebrate their Savior. Let’s ask God to do a mighty work in and through us as we study so that we might be inspired with a spiritual renewal that spreads to those around us! Join Melissa in taking a posture of listening and learning as we approach this powerful book packed with good news. Whatever bad news we may receive, in Romans we will find good news to encourage and transform us. In this six-week study of the Book of Romans, we will be highlighting significant concepts regarding the good news about faith, grace, daily life, God’s plan, relationships, and eternity. The gospel truths shared with the early church at Rome echo into our day, reminding us that we still have good news to embrace personally and to share with others. He stepped out of eternity and into time to send us His one and only Son. It reminds us that God loves us and longs to redeem our suffering. In the midst of all this heartbreak, we can’t lose sight of the fact that God has given us good news. The media recounts stories of natural disasters, violence, and conflict.
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