Episode 44 | Last Episode of 2025, Favorite Christmas Albums, Kids & Santa, and Living Without Fear

(3:16) Question of the Day:  What is your favorite Christmas album?(9:34) Hot Topic: Should we tell our kids that Santa is real?Discussion & Member Questions:(22:16) Preaching 2 services every Sunday isn’t easy. I’m sure this changes week to week, but do you feel like you second sermon is easier to deliver or gets better because it’s the 2nd time you’re doing it or are there times where 1st service goes so well it’s hard to top? I think back to Steve’s interesting cross illustration on the white board as an example lol(27:34) Let’s recap what we covered on Sunday just to remind everyone what it was about(30:00) The sermon series focusing on waiting prompted me to ask the question…if I am truly waiting, and longing for the Christ’s return. I find I’m hesitant to long for His return because my children haven’t professed faith yet. I’ve believed that at the “rapture” my husband and I will be taken and my children left behind if it happens before they believe. (35:25) How does fearing the Lord differ from being afraid of him?(40:34) The Bible says that God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind. How do we walk in that power when maybe we do have a legitimate reason to be afraid?(48:48) How does understanding God’s power change the way we process fear differently than just knowing his promises?(51:43) Celebration: Community Groups