Jack Graham, PowerPoint Ministries jgraham@powerpoint.org via mailchimpapp.net	Dec 21, 2018, 8:06 PM (9 hours ago)
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"Hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." --Romans 5:5 Jack Welch, the former CEO of GE, was interviewed on 60 Minutes, and the interviewer asked him if he could remember the toughest question he had ever been asked. Welch replied, “Someone asked me if I think I’ll go to heaven.” Then he said, “I’ll go to heaven if caring about people, if giving it your all, if being a great friend counts… despite the fact that I’ve been divorced a couple of times. I haven’t done everything right all the time. I think I got a shot. I’m in no hurry to get there and [to] find out any time soon.” Well, I want you to know that you need more than a shot! Don’t put your trust in yourself, the number of friends you have, the number of good deeds that you’ve done, how much money you’ve made, or in anything short of the Lord Jesus Christ. Set your hope fully on the grace given to you in Christ and you will have more than a shot, you will have a hope that will not put you to shame!   DON’T PUT YOUR HOPE FOR HEAVEN ON ANYTHING SHORT OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST!

Friday, December 21, 2018

Lights in the Darkness

by Dr. Paul Chappell

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

Luke 2:8-10

In November of 2014, the Gay family of Lagrangeville, New York, received official certification from Guinness World Records for “Most Lights on a Residential Property.” They began putting up outside lights when their first child was born. That year they put up 600 lights. In 2014, they filled their two-acre property with 601,736 lights. The glow of so many lights was visible from miles away. It took almost two months to set up the massive display which was choreographed to music visitors could listen to in their cars as they drove through the light show. It was so large it was impossible to miss.

It is hard for us in the modern electrified world to grasp how dark it is at night without any illumination beyond whatever is provided by the moon and stars. But long before electricity came, as shepherds watched over their sheep in the dark night hours, the entire sky was filled with the bright and shining glory of God Himself. What had brought this amazing change? The announcement of the birth of the Messiah.

The impact on the shepherds was immediate. Having seen the angels and the bright light, they rushed to Bethlehem, leaving their sheep behind. After seeing Jesus lying in a manger, just as they had been told, they immediately began spreading the word. They were reflecting the light they had seen to others. This is the same task that God has given us—to take the Good News of the Saviour to the world.

Today’s Growth Principle: 

Share the light and love behind the Christmas story with everyone you can, just as the shepherds did.