Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
The Greatest Gift
After hearing the King, the Magi went on their way; and behold, the star, which they had seen in the east, went on ahead of them until it came to a stop over the place where the Child was to be found. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy....
The Gift Of Gifts
O Source of all good, what shall I render to Thee for the Gift of gifts? Thine own dearly begotten Son as my Redeemer, proxy, surety, and substitute. His self-emptying incomprehensible love. His hesed beyond the heart’s grasp (Note). Herein is wonder of wonders: He...
Advent: Christmas Eve | Simeon And Anna
At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him and had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. That...
Behold
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, since he was a righteous man and did not want to disgrace her,...
God With Us
All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 NLT (Note 1) Hope has a name. Immanuel. (Note 2) Note 1: In 720 BC, Isaiah, a Prophet of God,...
Fourth Sunday Of Advent | The Innkeeper
Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. So it was, that while they...
Prince Of Peace
For unto to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 ESV Prince of Peace. Is it possible that Isaiah, the...
Everlasting Father
For unto to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 ESV Jesus isn't God the Father in the Trinitarian sense....
Mighty God
For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given. The power of leadership and the weight of authority will rest on His shoulders. He will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. And of His government and its peace there will...
Wonderful Counselor
For unto to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 ESV Jesus is the most wonderful, omniscient, trustworthy,...
Praise The Lord
The Inspired Word of God from the Apostle Paul: Though He was God, He did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, He gave up His divine privileges; He took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When He appeared in...
Incarnation Of Christ
The Inspired Word of God from the Apostle Paul: Though He was God, He did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, He gave up His divine privileges; He took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When He appeared in...
Hanukkah Begins
It was now winter and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication. He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon’s Colonnade. Circa 32 AD, John 10:22-23 NLT Today begins the eight day Hanukkah observance (sometimes...
Third Sunday Of Advent | Augustus And Herod
At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. And because...
Even Though, Yet I Will |6
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, yet I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 Adapted Life is full of trials and troubles. Each of us face different demons and afflictions. Our God is a...
Even Though, Yet I Will |5
Even though we have been beaten, put in jail, faced angry mobs, worked to exhaustion, stayed awake through sleepless nights of watching, and gone without food, yet we will stand true to the Lord whether others honor us or despise us, whether they criticize us or...
Even Though, Yet I Will | 4
Mordecai sent back this answer to Esther: “Do not think that because you are in the king’s house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s...
Even Though, Yet I Will |3
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and He will deliver us from Your Majesty’s...
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