Looking at the Christmas Story Through The Eyes of The Authors

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The Christmas Story comes down to us from antiquity from two main sources. I’m not counting the Armenian Infancy Gospels or the more modern Saint Nicholas folklore. The Story of Jesus coming to earth as a baby are delivered to us by primarily two of the gospel writers – Matthew and Luke. They give the details. They highlight the fulfilled prophecy. They place the event in world and Jewish history. But the other two Gospels tell us a lot more [...] Read more »

What Does God Promise When I Obey?

What are the promises when I obey God? I’ve never preached on this portion of Scripture except when I’ve shared this message. It’s a powerful one to consider. Deuteronomy 28:1-13 (NLT) “If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Lord your God: Your [...] Read more »

Listen to God – Day 35

Truth: But if they had stood in my council, they would have proclaimed my words to my people and would have turned them from their evil ways and from their evil deeds. Jeremiah 23:22 (New International Version) Thought: There is one sermon I often hear preached that I just can’t agree with. It is divisive to evangelistic outreach, ignores the context of Scripture and it’s ignorant of the plans and purposes of God. Yet the main point it makes is [...] Read more »