Tag: Christmas
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Life In the Struggle
No room for Him in the inn. New life birthed in the struggle of chaos.Laid in a feeding trough.Visited by shepherds, and Glorified by angels. Rejected by His hometown.Ministry prevailed in the struggle against darkness.Nowhere to lay His head.Followed by sinners, and Promised by prophets.
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When Eternal Provision is Found in the Daily Bread
Guest Post By Linda R. Johnson “Give us our needed bread for each day.” Luke 11:3 (Darby Bible Translation) It’s difficult to imagine being pressed between a rock and a hard place when the welfare of your family is at stake. From an aerial view, it may not have been the best choice, and they…
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The Ultimate Gift
May your preparations for Christmas be filled with awe and wonder as you meditate on the Ultimate Gift. Please share how you are preparing for Christmas in the comments below. Download your free 7-day devotional, “Abounding Hope: Finding Hope in Chaos.”
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Want Good News?
Jesus knew challenging, dark, costly times, and He brought Good News. His Good News was not always accepted. Do you want Good News?
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THE Christmas Miracle
“When the people saw him do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, ‘Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting!’” John 6:14 Jesus had just fed the crowd of 5,000 men plus women and children with five loaves of bread and two fish, and the crowd wondered if He was the Prophet Moses promised that…
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The Light Shines in the Darkness – Merry Christmas!
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of…
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A Time for Hope
Unfortunately, some people have taken the focus off of Christmas and God’s great gift to the world. Instead of pointing people to the amazing love of God, our eyes and ears are fixed upon the sins of the world. Instead of focusing on hope, the articles direct readers and the media towards what is wrong…
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Stories of Significance
“Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened, and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” Jesus, when he began…
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From Suffering to Ministry
Why, God? What do I have to learn, Lord? Is there some sin that I haven’t confessed? Elizabeth and Zacharias had prayed for a child, but no child came. They were old now. In those days, it was a disgrace if a woman could not have children. Elizabeth was probably looked down upon, and some…
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How Are You Preparing for Christmas?
“Rome rules. Corruption reigns, and we haven’t heard from God in 400 years. Now, this man who wears camel hair and eats wild locust and honey is roaming the desert telling us to be baptized like Gentiles converting to Judaism. Weird thing is, Jews are doing it. The world has gone mad!”