Isaiah 26:3 ESV You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Song of Solomon 3:6-8 NASB95 “ What is this coming up from the wilderness Like columns of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all scented powders of the merchant? [7] “Behold, it is the […]
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True Christianity is incarnational, not imitational. It is not an imitation of Christ. Instead, it is a manifestation of Christ. There is a huge difference. An imitation of Christ is a life of studying about Jesus from the Scriptures and then doing your best with the help of the Holy Spirit to act like Jesus
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What if, living in Israel 2000 years ago, you knew that the Messiah was going to come to earth the next day. The breakthrough that you had longed for all of your life and all of your ancestors had longed for many centuries was about to happen. The Eve of God coming to earth was
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Luke 2:8, In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not
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Advent is to Christmas what Lent is to Easter, and therefore like Lent, Advent prepares us to experience Christmas in new and powerful ways each year. Each year, beginning with the advent we know that Christmas, the birth of Christ, is coming; but Advent which is a time of preparation, declaration, and anticipation helps to
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John 1:18, says that no man has seen God at anytime; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained him. Christmas and the nativity is all about the wonders of incarnation. Our deliverance from the penalty of sin is the result of His blood shed for us, but
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Luke 2:8, In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not
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We are in the third week of Advent, which is the week of joy. Advent is a season of duality, because it is both a time of reflection and repentance, as we wait eagerly for the coming again of the Lord. It is a time of joy where we celebrate the fact that He did
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The union of God and man in Christ is what the Nativity in the incarnation is all about. This was God’s plan for salvation. God came to earth and clothed himself in our humanity, and in so doing, the journey of our redemption was inaugurated and finally consummated in the death, resurrection, and ascension of
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Did Mary become pregnant with Christ before she believed God’s promise to her given by Gabriel or after she believed? This is a really important question because it gives us insights into the ways of God, or “in Christ ways.” When Gabriel first approached Mary, he called her “favored one” and said, “The Lord is
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