Day 3,956

The New Life in Christ

Sunday was just so beautiful. Between the children’s Christmas program, an incredible sermon, taking of the Lord’s table (communion), and Believer’s baptism, we were overwhelmed with the kindness and goodness of our God on display in the lives of His people. 

Two of our lady friends were baptized and hearing their testimony of faith in how the Lord redeemed them and gave them new life through Jesus’ shed blood on the cross was an encouragement and such a joy. Our God is so good and we are rejoicing!

1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 

2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 

3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. 

4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 

5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 

6 and raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 

7 so that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 

8 For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 

9 not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. 

10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.  (Ephesians 2:1, NASB)

We love you Ana and Taylor!

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That evening, there was no church service, so we took the kids and Heater to a Christmas carnival! 



And then we cozied up at home with our big pup. 

What a day.