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Christmas Verse 12/29/2023

CHRIST IS CHRISTMAS! HE IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON! He was sent and He came to fulfill a mission; ALL-Man, ALL-God, carrying the treasure of His precious blood from the humble manger to the Cross of Calvary just so … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 12/29/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Abba, Father, Lord, we worship you and we give you praise for the way you have surrounded our lives with your love and touched our hearts with your grace. We praise you that you did not … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 12/29/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Matthew 11:6

Friday December 29, 2023 Matthew 11:6 “Blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” None of us can avoid feeling the offense which is inherent in the person of Jesus. Sooner or later we are confronted with this … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 12/29/2023

Jack-in-the-Box Pride It’s dangerous to become too confident in the maturity of our own faith. Our pride is like the spring of a jack-in-the-box: Just when we think it’s broken or that we’ve gotten the lid on tight, it springs … Continue reading

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The Star of Christmas – 3

Scripture References: Matthew 2:1-12 Guiding Light Jesus Christ, to whom the star led, also leads us somewhere. He leads us in two directions, to God and to our brother. These are the two poles of great religion. The God to … Continue reading

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Christmas Verse 12/28/2023

CHRIST IS CHRISTMAS! HE IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON! He was sent and He came to fulfill a mission; ALL-Man, ALL-God, carrying the treasure of His precious blood from the humble manger to the Cross of Calvary just so … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 12/28/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, there is no God like you and there is no God other than you. You alone are the Creator and Sustainer of the whole universe. You alone are the center and source of all life. … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 12/28/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Continuous Conversion

Thursday December 28, 2023 Matthew 18:3 “Unless you are converted and become as little children.” These words of Our Lord are true of our initial conversion, but we have to be continuously converted all the days of our lives, continually … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 12/28/2023

Reframe It “ ‘Too often they have attacked me from my youth.’ Let Israel say, ‘Too often they have attacked me from my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me’ “ (Psalm 129:1-2). As these verses show, sometimes problems can be … Continue reading

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The Star of Christmas – 2

Scripture References: Matthew 2:1-12 The Light – Continued The Bible says in effect: When you have peeled away layer after layer of things as they appear, you come to the heart of things as they are and you can call … Continue reading

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Christmas Verse 12/27/2023

CHRIST IS CHRISTMAS! HE IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON! He was sent and He came to fulfill a mission; ALL-Man, ALL-God, carrying the treasure of His precious blood from the humble manger to the Cross of Calvary just so … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 12/27/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we praise you for Jesus’ utter determination to fight against all that is evil and all that spoils life as you meant it to be. We praise you more that he … Continue reading

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Reflecting With God 12/27/2023

Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we … Continue reading

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Genesis 8:12

Wednesday December 27, 2023 Genesis 8:12 He . . . sent out the dove, which did not return again to him anymore. First, we have the dove going forth from the ark, and finding no rest upon the wild and … Continue reading

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Spiritual Nuggets 12/27/2023

Surprise Redemption We often fail to be amazed at redemption. Perhaps we’re only dimly aware of our own failings, or (worse) we are blind to how amazing it is that God has shown us grace at all. In Psalm 126 … Continue reading

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The Star of Christmas – 1

Scripture References: Matthew 2:1-12 Matthew in his beautiful story of the birth of Jesus makes much use of a star. He tells how wise men came from the East to Jerusalem, having followed the light of a star. They asked: … Continue reading

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Christmas Verse 12/26/2023

CHRIST IS CHRISTMAS! HE IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON! He was sent and He came to fulfill a mission; ALL-Man, ALL-God, carrying the treasure of His precious blood from the humble manger to the Cross of Calvary just so … Continue reading

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Daily Prayer & Praise 12/26/2023

Lord, hear our prayer: Holy and majestic Father, we praise you for Jesus, who for our sakes left the majesty of heaven and entered into all that life means for us, that we might find our place in the heaven … Continue reading

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