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An “Oh” Kind of Thinking and Living
“Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!” Romans 11:33 December 26, 2022 It can be a good thing to encounter something that stuns and humbles us. When it comes to God we need to be overwhelmed by how much we…
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The Greatest Gift Giver
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11 December 23-25, 2022 Families will be gathering in excited anticipation of the gift giving time of the year. Lost in the frenzy of shopping and looking for just the right gift can steal our…
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God’s Gift of a Savior
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11 December 22, 2022 The secularization of our society has not yet erased the Christmas story recorded in Luke 2. The birth of the Christ child still holds an important place in our collective memory…
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The Sword in Mary’s Soul
“…(and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.” Luke 2:35. “But standing by the cross of Jesus was his mother.” John 2:25. “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness…
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Mary’s Conundrum
“And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, ‘Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.’” Luke 2:34 December 20, 2022…
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Mary’s Savior
“And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, ‘Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed (and a sword will pierce through his own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts will be revealed.’” Luke 2:34-35 December 19, 2022…
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A Sin We Tolerate
“So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.” 1 Peter 2:1 December 16, 2022 Name that sin. It is one which too often goes without rebuke or repentance. It is a form of lying. It does damage to the reputation of another person. Its prevalence is a mark…
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The Prince of Peace
“For 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 December 15, 2022 Imagine being at war with God. It wouldn’t be a fair fight. However, such…
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Infinite Fatherhood
“For 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 December 14, 2022 The puzzling portrait of the coming Messiah is painted progressively in the Old Testament.…