Hebrews 10:19-23

"Dear Father, Thank you for the confidence I can have to enter your sanctuary. May I draw near to you in faith, full of assurance, with my heart..."

We can approach God without fear! Because of the sacrifice of Jesus, those of us with faithful, sincere hearts, who have been washed in the blood of Jesus, may confidently enter the presence of God.

What is your point of view? Bill Sherrill reflects on family reunions, perspective, being together, and church.

How should you present yourself before God? You may be rich or powerful or beautiful or famous or extremely talented. But when you come to God, you take all that off. You humble yourself and say to him, “Have mercy on me, a sinner.”

What will it take to get you to go to church? Even a secular study of the benefits of going to church are pretty significant, but if that won't get us into the church building, six men carrying our coffin will.

Can't get to church on Christmas because of other stuff? Some folks are canceling church service on Christmas day, but isn't that missing the point of why we have Christmas in the first place?

Is it about going to worship? Sarah Stirman says she doesn't go to church to worship God, so what does she go for?

"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful."

"Dear Precious One, Encouragement matters! You were not created to do life alone. We — Father, Son, and Spirit — made Adam to need Eve....."

Will you miss your next opportunity? May God give us those special moments to tell people how special they are to us.

When perfect isn't perfect! Patrick Odum reminds us of a horribly blown call in baseball that cost Armando Galarraga a perfect game, and Patrick reminds us of what really makes us perfect.

It always brought tears to her eyes when she thought of the first part of Genesis. Tom Norvel reminisces about the days our personal copy of the Bible and our visits to church were something precious and asks us to think through how important they are to us today.

Will you let the fire go out? Russ Lawson shares with us having to miss church because of weather and how much we need each other to keep the fire alive!

How can you stand the fury of your storms? A violent storm reminds us of our need for God and his holiness!

Surely you want to do something a little deeper than just another coat of pain? External changes won't cut it, we need real spiritual transformation which comes from the Spirit of God.