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In Search of the Christmas Spirit

The holidays can be challenging. If you need someone to talk to, come talk to a mentor. One Christmas, I came across an article in a local newspaper by an articulate columnist named Bill Johnson. His column was titled, "A Lesson in Catching the Christmas Spirit." Johnson began his search for the Christmas spirit at the Christmas tree lots,...

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In Search of the Christmas Spirit
How to be Sure You are a Christian (Part 5)

This is part 5 of a 6 part series - How to Be Sure You Are a Christian You can be sure 1. External Witness of God's Word The promise of God's Word, not your feelings, is your authority. His word is totally reliable. As a Christian you are to live by faith in the trustworthiness of God and His holy, inspired Word. For years Martin Luther,...

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In Search of the Christmas Spirit
How to be Sure You are a Christian (Part 4)

This is part 4 of a 6 part series - How to Be Sure You Are a Christian 3. Volitional Commitment Becoming a Christian not only involves your intellect and your emotions, it also involves your will. You must first be willing to obey God and His Word. Christ emphasized the importance of man's will in relation to the assurance of salvation....

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In Search of the Christmas Spirit
How to be Sure You are a Christian (Part 3)

This is part 3 of a 6 part series - How to Be Sure You Are a Christian 2. Emotional Commitment Becoming a Christian also involves your emotions. From the Scripture we know that God has emotions. He feels love, joy, sorrow, compassion, anger, disappointment and many other emotions. The Bible also says you are created in the image of God....

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In Search of the Christmas Spirit
How to be Sure You are a Christian (Part 2)

This is part 2 of a 6 part series - How to Be Sure You Are a Christian   Threefold commitment Becoming a Christian involves receiving the Lord Jesus Christ - the gift of God's love and forgiveness - by faith. It results in a threefold commitment to a person, the person of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is a commitment to Him of your intellect,...

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In Search of the Christmas Spirit
How to be Sure You are a Christian

This is part 1 of a 6 part series - How to Be Sure You Are a Christian Millions are not sure A prominent businessman, a leader in his church, sat across from me in my office. By  every standard of human measure, this man was an outstanding success. As we talked, it became increasingly clear that in spite of his active leadership in the church,...

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