Going Around The Corner is a mission strategy for your own backyard.  Using a simple format of reading scripture and answering questions, you will begin to see your neighborhood and workplace as your mission field.  You will learn to explore your neighborhood and workplace by accepting the mission and praying for believing partners.  You will engage your neighbors and co-workers, first by praying, followed by listening to the prompts of the Spirit, then acting by serving them through biblical good works.  You will learn to evangelize through conversations and simply sharing your story.  As God begins to use you to lead individuals to Christ, you will learn how to establish them in their faith through personal discipleship, and equip them by bringing them into your own church body.

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Each year children and adults alike gather in sanctuaries, community centers, schools and parks to portray that first Christmas nativity.  Some are extravagant displays with live animals, beautiful costumes, and professionally designed sets.  Others are simple representations with children dressed in bathrobes and a borrowed doll from the nursery to play baby Jesus. But the story is the same.  A tiny baby has changed the world.

If the manger only has meaning during our holiday celebrations, we’ve missed the point of the story.  Jesus was born, so that we could be born again.  The events of His birth and the people who welcomed Him have many lessons to teach us about the glorious gospel and how Jesus came to change our life.

This Christmas season, take time out of your busy life to remember the manger.  Set aside your hectic schedule.  Grab a cup of coffee and sit for a few minutes each day and learn what it means to live in light of the manger.

Giving a copy as a gift is the perfect way to share the gospel with your friends, family and neighbors, especially at Christmas.

How often do we walk through our day oblivious to the work that God is doing?  We desire His presence in our lives and want to be part of His kingdom purposes, but our minds are distracted by the duties and obligations of our daily life.  As Christ-followers, we know there is a greater calling, and we long to step into it, but the demand of raising children, caring for aging parents, or just the daily grind of making a living and paying the bills outweighs our desire for a spiritual life focused on God.

All around us, God is at work.  He is drawing unbelievers to Himself and He is prompting His followers to be instruments of the gospel in the lives of others.  Are we listening?