CONNECTING POINT: Let's Get Personal

Throughout the New Testament, we see the connection of individual faith in Jesus and the Bible as our source for truth and life. This is what sets Christianity apart from other world religions—the personal connection. Jesus, Emmanuel, God with us, entered the world as a child, lived sinlessly, and gave His life for each one of us! Our job is to grow in gratitude and love: it is personal!

Paul shares a very personal prayer in Ephesians chapter three that I see as needed in our broken world. We, too, rely on the power of the Holy Spirit and need Christ to dwell in us. “For this reason, I kneel b...