2 Corinthians 9:15

Scripture image of 2 Corinthians 9:15 -- Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift.

What's the best gift you've ever received? While many men can't give a good gift, a few can, and God gave us an indescribable gift.

"Dear Friend, Can you remember your Christmas gifts from last year? ... five years ago? ... ten years ago? You probably don't remember most of your..."

"Carrying out this social relief work involves far more than helping meet the bare needs of poor Christians. It also produces abundant and bountiful..."

God has blessed us with many gifts, but the greatest of all gifts was God coming to us in Jesus of Nazareth! Christmas card and thank you from the Heartlight.org and VerseoftheDay.com team.

What's the most extravagant gift you ever got? While people may think they are giving truly remarkable gifts, no gift can match that of God's own Son.

"Dear Father, righteous and gracious God, I believe that you will enrich me in every way for great generosity, and I pray that my giving will produce...."

Wow! What a precious addition to our Christmas with these boys. We hope to do something like this every year. Phil Ware shares a quick thank you for all who have donated and then focuses on establishing a new tradition of teaching his grandchildren to share what they have with others.

With the birth of Jesus, we enter a gritty world that we know is our own. Phil Ware continues his series called When Spirit Becomes Flesh and he focuses on the grit and real world feel of the birth stories and also the joy that comes from Jesus' birth.

Is grace a gift or does it come with conditions? Phil Ware reminds us that people make up their own definitions of what grace means all the time, but Jesus defines grace, exemplifies it, and pours it out upon us and he should be our example and definition of grace.

Will you believe that giving thanks is an effective stress reduction strategy even during the stress of Thanksgiving during a pandemic? Muriel Larson, an experienced online coach and counselor, shares this clear strategy to help us deal with the stress and pressure of the holidays found throughout the Scriptures: Give thanks!

How can we be shaped by both our Father's nature and his nurture? Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead through worship in song, the Lord's Supper, a powerful message from God's word, and a blessing to enable us to worship from home or with family and friends in a meaningful way.

It's more blessed to give… People like to give gifts at Christmas and all year round. That's because our God is a giving God, and it feels good to do things that are like God.

Rather than taking God's lavish grace for granted, we choose to offer ourselves to God and walk away from sin. Demetrius Collins and Phil Ware lead us in a virtual, DIY, worship through words and music using YouTube videos to remind us of all that we have received from God through grace and how we must say no to sin because we have been so blessed!

So what's the grace and privilege we are supposed to find here? Phil Ware continues his SHIFT series and focuses upon giving generously as a privilege and grace.

"Dear Child of the Father, You are never more like the Father than when you generously give to bless others, especially others in need. The Father has..."

How can a pumpkin possibly mean so much? Phil Ware writes part of a monthly series on his Compassion visit to Chiang Mai Thailand as Heartlight.org and Verseoftheday.com move closer to 1,000 sponsored children.