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Christmas can be described as “good news.” In the King James version, it is spoken as “good tidings.” According to the Blue Letter Bible, the Greek word used is euangelizō. It means to declare, bring (declare, show) glad (good) tidings, preach (the gospel). Christmas is in deed good news because God has sent His Son, the Messiah
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Can you all believe we are looking at the close of this year and the start of a new year? Where did the year go! I want to thank each of you that has subscribed to my writings. I thank you for allowing me to share God’s Wonderful truth that has touched and transformed my life over
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God’s Word tells us the name Jesus means “God is with us.” When Jesus preach the gospel to thousands, God was there.When Jesus preformed miracles and healed the sick, God was there.When Jesus calmed the storm, God was there. Jesus’ ministry was God faithfully pursuing His people by dwelling among them. God did not leave
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On the last pages of God’s Word we see the final mention of Christmas. This Christmas story comes from a heavenly perspective. To the average onlooker in Bethlehem would have seen a couple teenagers and shepherds gathered around a baby. But the war of eternity was raging all around them. Satan knew the Messiah was coming into the
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Jesus was made lower. Lets ponder on that for a moment. The God who made the angels made Himself lower than His own creation. Imagine a potter being seen as lesser than his own creation. Imagine a painting receiving more merit than the painter. Seems crazy, yet this is the context of Christmas. Jesus was made lower
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How do we define the grace of God? Throughout history we have explained it as an unearned and undeserved favor of God. Our lives have only ever earned the wrath of God, but we are offered eternal life instead. God’s grace is most clearly seen in Jesus. It is first seen in Bethlehem, but it had a
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Jesus was never like other religious leaders on this earth, then and now. Muhammad, Buddha, Socrates, and Confucius were never said to be divine. Jesus is divine. Jesus was God wrapped in flesh and displayed as a baby. This is what makes the first Christmas so compelling. The God who threw the expanse of the universe was contained in the
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Christmas is about power and majesty of our Lord and Savior and King. Jesus is the ONLY rightful One to claim the throne and usher in a new kingdom. But it is not just about power and majesty. It is about humility and service. It is about the motivation through love to act in humility to serve others. Jesus
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As we read through Galatians, a letter from Paul to the church in Galatia, we find him retelling the story of Christmas. Paul recounts the setting, the who, and the plot and results. Imagine for a moment we are sitting around a fire listening to Paul tell the story of Christmas. When the time came to
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Many people are turned away from Jesus because their view of Christianity is condemnation. They do no want to follow a grumpy God who frowns at their lifestyle. Where would they get this idea? They get this idea from the example of Christ and God from others. When someone who has an attitude and displays behaviors that are not
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