About a month ago as I was looking over our preaching schedule for GraceLife, and preparing to preach through the latter parts of Philippians 1, I came to the realization that I would be preaching this text some time pretty close to the start of the New Year. And of course New Year's is the time when everybody does some reflecting on the previous year and how we have lived our lives, and we make resolutions and determinations to live better in the coming year, whatever that may mean. The process seems to involve a kind of refocusing on things that are important to us so that when we will have come to the end of this next year we will look even more favorably on it than the previous one.
For many of us, these determinations often include improving our diet, setting out time to exercise regularly, hoping to lose a couple of pounds. Others resolve to watch less TV, to devote more time to reading a good book, or to spending more time away from work just being with the family. One writer put it this way: “For those who were too busy, New Years is a time to start enjoying life. For those who were too lazy, it's time to get organized or learn something new. And for those who were too self-indulgent, it's time to lose weight or get out of debt.â€
But whether on the first of the year or some other time, the resolutions we make as Christians must be of a decidedly different character than those made by the unbelieving world. Sure, some may overlap; after all, it's hardly ever a bad idea to eat better and to exercise more...
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Mike Riccardi serves as the Pastor of Local Outreach Ministries at Grace Community Church, which includes overseeing Fundamentals of the Faith classes, eight foreign language outreach Bible studies, and evangelism in nearby jails, rehab centers, and in the local neighborhood....
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