The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? (Jeremiah 17:9 ESV) Over the past decades a move has been accelerating both in secular society and in the Church where more and more people are ruled by their emotions than trained and equipped by God’s Read more
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10 ESV) In the Gospels, Jesus gives us a prophetic Word concerning the condition of the world prior to His return: “And because lawlessness will be increased, the Read more
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12 ESV) Recently as a church we started a 365-day Bible reading Read more
And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. (Luke 2:52 ESV) As the Biblical birth journey comes to a close, our Advent devotional ends years after the birth of Jesus. The final note of Luke’s Gospel concerning the boyhood of Jesus is found Read more
And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene. (Matthew 2:23 ESV) The Biblical Christmas story is one long, continuous fulfillment of the Word of God as uttered by Prophets throughout Read more
And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.” (Matthew 2:14-15 ESV) Has it ever occurred Read more
When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. (Matthew 2:10-11 ESV) Let me state Read more
“‘And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’” (Matthew 2:6 ESV) At the unexpected arrival of the wise men, King Herod and all of Jerusalem was Read more
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship Read more
And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem. (Luke 2:38 ESV) Right on the heels of the incredible blessing of Simeon who had long awaited the arrival of God’s Read more