As Callie came up out of the water, baptized in Christ, I couldn’t help the tears flowing down my cheeks. I had prayed for this moment for over eight years. Eight years of on and off contact, not knowing where she and her sister were living. Hoping they were okay. Not sure what God’s plan […]
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Jesus came. Advent provides vivid reminders through the Virgin Birth, heavenly heralds, and majestic songs that God keeps His word. More than fifty direct prophecies were fulfilled in Jesus’ First Coming. Sadly, most people in Jesus’ day failed to make these connections. They flunked Prophecy 101. Only with hindsight and help from the Holy Spirit
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Each year on Christmas Day we celebrate the remarkable events that took place two millennia ago. That holy night, a sacred birth, the incarnate Son of God arriving to redeem a fallen world! Did you know that Christmas Day holds a special place in the story of the Charis Fellowship for an additional reason? If
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It’s no secret to any parent that Christmas morning arrives with enormous expectations. Every year seems to come with the unspoken pressure to create the best Christmas morning in the history of Christmas mornings. And if we’re honest, we often carry a few of our own expectations into the season as well. But beneath the decorating,
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Christmas is such a festive time of year. Lights start to twinkle from neighborhood homes, holiday music begins to play (sometimes much earlier than we would prefer), and beautifully wrapped presents appear under the tree. Growing up an only child, watching the presents under the tree multiply brought great excitement and anticipation. I don’t remember all
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Have you ever awaited something with great anticipation and excitement, longing for the day it would finally arrive? You’ve prepared and prayed and planned, and now you wait with eager expectation. Perhaps it was the birth of a child, the homecoming of a loved one from a faraway place, the completion of a degree, or a much-desired
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The songs we learn as children have a way of sticking with us. I am a product of the 1990s VeggieTales era and can still sing along with hits like “Where Is My Hairbrush?” and “The Cheeseburger Song” and “Barbara Manatee.” While the lyrics to these Silly Songs with Larry embedded entertaining lyrics deep in
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In the fall of 2020, worship leaders from Grace Community Church in Warsaw, Ind., were asked to lead worship at a youth ministry outreach event. Over the following year, 909 Collective was established as they continued to receive requests for leading worship outside of their church. Tristan Spuller, worship director at Grace Community, said, “As
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Thank You, Pastor October is Pastor Appreciation Month. The Charis Fellowship would not exist if not for the hundreds of pastors who shepherd our churches week in and week out. We are grateful for their leadership in our local congregations, national Fellowship, and global family. Their sacrificial care and love for God’s people and their
“…baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matthew 28:19) From the earliest chapter of the Church, baptism has served as a public act and an embedded expression of our faith in Jesus, and it marks us in our new identity as a child of God.
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