Helping the Whole World Find and Follow Jesus
The song Joy to the World reminds me of our mission to help the whole world find and follow Jesus. One of the things we have attempted to do over our years here at Northstar is connect God’s unchanging Word to our ever-changing world. That’s our job. We have worked hard at inviting the unchurched,…
One of the most popular Christmas anthems is “Joy to the World.” But how in the world is joy possible? Literally, how in this world that is filled with such sorrow and pain do you experience true joy? That’s the question that needs to be answered. Because the perceptions of Christianity is that you must…
Walking around this Christmas season has convinced me of something. Joy seems to be missing. People are wandering from place to place with the look of “there’s got to be more to life than this,” on their faces. Even when Joy to the World is playing in the background. The truth is that whenever there…
“Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.“ – Hebrews 13:3 Once in a while I read something that really moves me. This devotional reflects one of those cases, which explains why I am deviating from my…
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might…” – Ecclesiastes 9:10. When Solomon says, “Whatever your hand finds to do,” he means that there is always work to be done. There is always something to do. Famous British preacher Charles Spurgeon said, “One good deed is worth more than a thousand…