March

CAN PEOPLE TELL YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN?

Just as Israel was to be different from all the other nations we as Christians are to be different from all those around us who don’t know the Lord.  We too are called holy and need to deal mercilessly with the sin in our lives as they were to do.  We like the...

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WHERE DO YOU SEEK WISDOM?

These commands to put the word on their hand and forehead were not literal commands but commands to remind them of how important God’s word is to us. God told the Israelites and therefore us too to always keep the word of God in the forefront of all that we do.  We...

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MAKING GODLY DECISIONS

In Luke 1:67-70 we see God open the mouth of Zacharias after having shut it because of unbelief in what God had told him in the temple.  God uses him to speak about the promises of salvation through Jesus Christ which had been foretold since the beginning of time...

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THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF A BIRTH THAT BRINGS JOY

Here we see in the book of Luke for the third time the appearance of an angel, a response of fear, the command not to fear, and the announcement of a birth that brings joy. This time it is not to a family, but to the lowly shepherds who were considered the least of...

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WHO’S BUSINESS ARE YOU ABOUT?

Joseph and Mary left Jerusalem after going to the feast of Passover and do not realize Jesus is not there until the next day.  They go back and find Jesus teaching in the temple.  They are amazed at what He is doing and anxious over not knowing where He has been....

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DOES OUR LIFE PLEASE GOD?

Jesus at His baptism was shown to be the Son of God by the Holy Spirit descending in bodily form LIKE a dove.  This is God saying this Man is not like any man, He is not just a good man, a prophet, or a good teacher, He is the GOD MAN, The Savior of the World. This...

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ARE YOU A TRUE FOLLOWER?

If you call yourself a follower of Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ is your King, and you address Him and say, “Yes, Sir.” If you call yourself a believer in Jesus Christ this is the authoritative, truthful Word of God and you do not play with it, but you submit to it....

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WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE NEED

In Luke 5 Jesus does another miracle that shows He is God in human flesh. This miracle so astounds Peter that He realizes he is a sinner and how unclean he is in the presence of Jesus.  Being in this position is one that can lead us to trust in Christ, first as...

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