We go from Malachi to Matthew in one page of our scriptures, but that one piece of paper that separates the Old Testament from the New Testament represents 400 years of history - 400 years where there wasn't a prophet, 400 years where God's voice wasn't heard. And that silence was broken with the cry of a baby on Christmas night.

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People say all the time 'I don't have a good testimony' because they think their story has to involve some dramatic story of change from 'bad' to 'good'. But Jesus didn't come to save people this way. Sin doesn't make us bad it makes us dead. Jesus came to save by bringing the dead to life. And that's an amazing testimony.

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God is using your present circumstances to make you more useful for later roles in His unfolding story.

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God calls each and every star by name. It’s not likely He has forgotten yours.

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Faithfully carry what God has put in your hands right now. This is God’s will.

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The Gospel is not about going from bad to good, it's about going from dead to alive!

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It's not the elements of our worship that are awesome. It's the object of our worship Who is awesome.

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Passion is the degree of difficulty we are willing to endure to accomplish the goal.

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It's a big world. Don't get trapped by tiny dreams and feeble problems. Time for big prayers and bold faith.

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You never shrink in stature by lifting someone else up.

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