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Title: People Get Ready…Jesus is Coming
Artist: Avalon
Album: Another Time, Another Place: Timeless Christian Classics
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Title: Day After Day
Album: Praise 15: He Has Made Me Glad
Artist: Maranatha!
Matthew 2:10 When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. (NRSV)
Finding Christ
The wise men were overjoyed with finding the child. If you think becoming a Christian means putting on a long face and behaving like a person in a straitjacket, think again. Finding Christ brings real joy—deeper than winning at sports, more enduring that the first test drive in that new car—this joy fills the soul and makes you glad. This joy comes from knowing all is well, you’re OK, God loves you, the future will be secure.
Have you been on a journey to find yourself, to find love, satisfaction, or some sense of what this life is all about? There’s joy at the end of that journey when you find Christ.
-Life Application Bible Commentary: Matthew
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The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham
All were ancestors of Jesus, but they varied considerably in personality, spirituality, and experience. Some were heroes of faith —like Abraham, Isaac, Ruth, and David. Some had shady reputations —like Rahab and Tamar. Many were very ordinary—like Hezron, Ram, Nahshon, and Akim. And others were evil—like Manasseh and Abijah.
God’s work in history is not limited by human failures or sins, and he works through ordinary people. Just as God used all kinds of people to bring his Son into the world, he uses all kinds today to accomplish his will.
Consider the following questions:
Whatever your background, have you put your trust wholly in Christ and turned from your sins?
Whichever your gender, have you opened your mind and heart to God’s instruction, and do you depend on God for guidance each day?
Whatever your talents, have you committed your life to God so that, whether you’re a carpenter or an executive, you do everything for God’s glory?
-Life Application Bible Commentary: Matthew
Anyone who serves God must
(a) have a desire to do so
(b) remain humble before others and dependent on the Lord
(c) be committed to winning others’ release from sin’s grip
(d) accept personal suffering, and
(e) rely completely on God for guidance and strength.
(a) have a desire to do so
(b) remain humble before others and dependent on the Lord
(c) be committed to winning others’ release from sin’s grip
(d) accept personal suffering, and
(e) rely completely on God for guidance and strength.
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| — | The Bible Reader’s Companion |
Do not let our circumstances dictate how we worship God but let our worship dictate how we live in these circumstances.
Evangelical-Medical-Dental Mission in Olango Island and Church of God in Lapu Lapu City last February 19 and 20, 2010.
Thanks to Grace Han for sending the photos.
(NKJV) 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, [18] while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, [18] while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
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What do you think of Christ? A wrong answer will lead you to hell. A correct answer from the bottom of your heart, in line with your mind and done with genuine faith and genuine repentance will lead you to the very gates of heaven.
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i could be chiqui,
leila could be carmi,
joom or jay could be butler or butter.
who knows? it could be fun!
If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving. People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.
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| — | …live by faith |
