Coming March 3rd. The reviews by folks like Rick Warren and Luis Palau give us hope this will be a great mini-series. Our church, West Sound Community Church, is going all in. We are kicking off this Sunday with preview messages. Then on March 3rd we will join with many other churches utilizing Sunday morning messages that will prepare you to see the Sunday evening shows on the History Channel. We are also encouraging people to host Viewer Parties for friends and family. And, finally, we will be driving home the power of God’s truth with Small Group Bible Studies complimenting the entire campaign. The goal? As always, our purpose is to glorify God by developing followers of Christ who are passionate about God, His Word, His Church, and His World.

If you want to get a head start, download the Operation Andrew prayer slick at this link (Operation Andrew) and watch the trailer below. The trailer will give you some food for thought and some motivation, while the Operation Andrew prayer slick will give you a tried and true format from Billy Graham Evangelism to assist your prayer efforts on behalf of others. The slick contains two prayer cards. Download it. Print it. Cut it in half. Use one and share the other with another.

I thank God for those faithful servants of the Savior who labor diligently to rescue the captives…and I literally mean the captives. Slavery is still a tragedy of monumental proportions. A June 2012 report by the U.S. State Department, while merely an introduction, paints a very dark picture. According to the report, Trafficking in Persons US St Dept, there are some 27 million victims of human trafficking…and the number is growing (up 28% over the last year).

I have but one request with this post: download the report, read, and start praying. Pray for revival, so God’s people will renew their effort in the Great Commission. Pray the Lord of the Harvest will send workers into the fields. Pray about how you can sacrifice (time, talent, treasure) so others may go free. You can download the current report by clicking on the above link. You can find even more information by following this link (http://www.state.gov/j/tip/index.htm). You can download the latest report, earlier reports, and much more.

Galatians 6:8,9    If you plant in the field of your natural desires, from it you will gather the harvest of death; if you plant in the field of the Spirit, from the Spirit you will gather the harvest of eternal life. So let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest.

On the eve of Christmas, I went searching. I found this. Josh Groban singing O Holy Night through scenes from the first Christmas. Tears of joy. Merry Christmas.