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Riverside village in Cambodia Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, He was name Jesus, the name given Him by the angel even before He was conceived. Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple… She was very old. Her husband died when they had been married only seven years. Then she lived…

The White Synagogue in Capernaum   Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, He was name Jesus, the name given Him by the angel even before He was conceived. At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come…

The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. Romans 7:14-15 (NLT)   I missed it.   It’s my own fault.   The town’s Christmas…

Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in the darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” John 8:2 (NLT)   It’s a dark time of year and a dark time in our world.   ISIS is intent on bringing on…

Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 3:65 (NLT)   What’s wrong with me?   I’ve ‘eaten’ the bread of life. I believe in Jesus with my whole heart. And yet spiritually, I sometimes still hunger…

The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the…

This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly,…

Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom He gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. Colossians 3:16 (NLT)   Can you imagine Christmas without carols?   My church’s Carol Sing formally kicks off my season…

The Lord has sent this message to every land: “Tell the people of Israel, ‘Look, your savior is coming.’” Isaiah 61:11 (NLT)   We’ve barely cleared the Thanksgiving plates, but the Christmas season is upon us.   The church calls it Advent, the coming of Christ. It is described as a time of waiting, but…

  Lysa TerKeurst baptizes in the Jordan River   After His baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on Him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great…