Spirits Soaring - Or Not?

I want Christmas to change my life. I want it to shape my worldview. I want it to affect my deepest longings and desires. I want it to speak authentically to my hurts and heartaches. I want it to tell me about a God who loves so much that he came for me. I want the perfect government by the Prince of Peace that Isaiah describes. I want to see his government spreading all over the world.
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Sustained in Mission

Please keep praying for the last day of the China Conference and my last conference address. It seems that a lot of people have prayed so far and, praise God, I have felt that the preaching has been powerfully used by the Lord. May the Holy Spirit touch and change lives today through the message, and by God's grace may there be some real impact on China of this morning's work.

The title is Sustained in Mission by Joy in God. We are thinking about rejoicing in the benefits of Christ, standing on God's promises, mostly from Philippians 3.

Pray that God would pour out grace and draw near to help such a weak man. May I tremble at his word, in awe of his wonder and goodness.

How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me? I will lift up the cup of my salvation and call on the name of the Lord (Ps116:12-13)

Life is Short

It doesn't matter how much you think you have life sorted out, it just isn't that predictable. There are a million, million factors every day that we aren't in control of. Here is a quick video of the luckiest man in Russia yesterday, who was just quick enough when a bus's breaks failed. He didn't expect to die yesterday, but he nearly did. I don't expect to die today, but I might. I don't want to live blind to that possibility. What happens then effects how I live today in every imaginable way.
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Adrian Warnock Wrote a Book

Just had the chance to read the Manuscript of Adrian's forthcoming book: Raised with Christ: How the Resurrection Changes Everything. Its a great read, easy, accessible and punchy. The thing that set it apart for me was that he not only explains, commends and defends the resurrection well, but he isn't afraid to address the question "what does it mean to live in the power of the resurrection?"
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