One Desire Church | Bertram, Tx

Luke 2, Matthew 2. Merry Christmas! www.OneDesireChurch.org

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:10-11 www.OneDesireChurch.org

Blessed are all who take refuge in the anointed. Psalm 2:12 www.OneDesireChurch.org

narrow - not the easy, but what let's us know we are alive and free.

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“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8 www.OneDesireChurch.org

“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces. www.OneDesireChurch.org

A non fact-finding practice. A reception to what the text has to teach you. A slow dance between Scripture, God & Silence. The meditation begins with a brief explanation of the practice. 1. Reading slowly. 2. Meditation-reflect on what it's saying to me. 3. Prayer- What is my action or response? 4. Silent love or thankfulness towards God. www.OneDesireChurch.org

Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Matthew 7:1-2 www.OneDesireChurch.org

A non fact-finding practice. A reception to what the text has to teach you. A slow dance between Scripture, God & Silence. The meditation begins with a brief explanation of the practice. 1. Reading slowly. 2. Meditation-reflect on what it's saying to me. 3. Prayer- What is my action or response? 4. Silent love or thankfulness towards God. www.OneDesireChurch.org

But seek first the kingdom of God and righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Matthew 6:33 www.OneDesireChurch.org

"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Matthew 6:25 “We must begin with Thanksgiving for everything. The beginning of joy is to be content with your situation.” –St. Ambrose of Optina www.OneDesireChurch.org

Life is More Than… Matthew 6:25-34 www.OneDesireChurch.org

A non fact-finding practice. A reception to what the text has to teach you. A slow dance between Scripture, God & Silence. The meditation begins with a brief explanation of the practice. 1. Reading slowly. 2. Meditation-reflect on what it's saying to me. 3. Prayer- What is my action or response? 4. Silent love or thankfulness towards God. www.OneDesireChurch.org

We can’t serve two masters: for either we will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Matthew 6:24 www.OneDesireChurch.org

“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! Matthew 6:22-23 www.OneDesireChurch.org

A non fact-finding practice. A reception to what the text has to teach you. A slow dance between Scripture, God & Silence. The meditation begins with a brief explanation of the practice. 1. Reading slowly. 2. Meditation-reflect on what it's saying to me. 3. Prayer- What is my action or response? 4. Silent love or thankfulness towards God. www.OneDesireChurch.org

Matthew 6 19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. www.OneDesireChurch.org

www.OneDesireChurch.org

A non fact-finding practice. A reception to what the text has to teach you. A slow dance between Scripture, God & Silence. The meditation begins with a brief explanation of the practice. 1. Reading slowly. 2. Meditation-reflect on what it's saying to me. 3. Prayer- What is my action or response? 4. Silent love or thankfulness towards God. www.OneDesireChurch.org