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The Truth of the Nativity
Matthew 1:18 “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.”
The story of the first Christmas is so beloved that singers and storytellers across the centuries have embellished and elaborated and mythologized [...]
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Our Ultimate Dilemma
John 11:25 “Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:”
Her words were full of despair. “Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.” (John 11:21) She stars into the Master’s face [...]
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Means vs End?
Ephesians 4:16 “From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
I think one of the primary problems we face in Western Christianity is the [...]
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More Than Family
Romans 12:5 “So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.”
If similar experiences create friendships, shouldn’t the church overflow with friendships? With whom do you have more in common than fellow believers? We should be amazed by the same manger, stirred by the same Bible, saved by [...]
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I Know
John 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
There are perhaps no two more powerful words than the words “I know.”
I know what you’re going through.
I know what it is like.
I [...]
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Like Jesus
John 1:14 “And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
Whether they are traveling through a small farming town in Nebraska, a surfing village in California or an industrial community in Pennsylvania, politicians love [...]
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In the Time of Need
Hebrews 4:16 “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”
Grace reminds us of an ambulance coming to treat someone with a medical emergency. The paramedics offer assistance to the victim on the spot. They dispense immediate grace to [...]
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Genesis 32: 25 “And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.”
I am walking with a limp. Like Jacob, I have wrestled and been touched by God. Now weakness rests in my [...]
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Revelation 21: 4 “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”
“Dear God,
You already know the condition of my inner life. That space looks somewhat like my home, car, [...]
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Revelation 21:3 “And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.”
We often mistake the middle of a chapter for the end of the [...]
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