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Christmas Thoughts — The Evil Are Still Troubled By Him — Herod
We’re looking at the stories usually associated with Christmas in these weeks approaching Christmas. Last time we studied the story of the magi in Matthew 2:1-18, and we concluded that wise men always seek Jesus. This week we’ll take a … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, chief priests, Christ, church, faith, faithfulness, fear, Gospel, Herod the Great, Herodium, judgment, king, meaning of life, Messiah, obedience, persecution, pride, prophecy, purpose, religion, religious leaders, salvation, Satan, sin, wisdom
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Wise Men Still Seek Him
The Christmas story, the story of Christ’s birth and early childhood, will be on the minds of many over the next few weeks. Most of us are more familiar with the Christmas story than we are with any other story … Continue reading
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Tagged birth of Christ, Chaldea, Christ, Christmas, daniel, faith, Gospel, grace, King of the Jews, magi, meaning of life, mercy, Messiah, mothers, nativity, obedience, promises, prophecy, purpose, salvation, spiritual wisdom, wisdom, wise men
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The End — Revelation 19-22
Well, with today’s reading we come to the end of our daily journey through the Bible. It has been a challenge to me personally to both read, reflect, and try to write something cogent that people might want to read. … Continue reading
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Tagged baptism, blood, Christ, church, courage, faith, faithfulness, generosity, Gospel, grace, heaven, hope, judgment, justice, love, marriage, meaning of life, mercy, Messiah, obedience, persecution, promises, prophecy, purpose, resurrection, sacrifice, salvation, sin, suffering
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Satan loses — Revelation 10-12
As we consider today’s reading, let’s keep in mind the apocalyptic language being used. These prophesied events aren’t to be taken literally, this isn’t like reading a newspaper or a history book. The keys to much of what we read … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, church, courage, faith, faithfulness, Gospel, grace, hope, judgment, meaning of life, Messiah, persecution, sacrifice, salvation, suffering
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I will give you rest — Matthew 11-13
Today’s reading sees Jesus’ ministry going “full tilt”. He’s teaching and preaching and healing; and His success is easily seen in the opposition that He is receiving from religious authorities with agendas. Let’s settle into the crowd and watch and … Continue reading
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Tagged breakers, honor, John the Baptist, men of violence, Messiah, parable, pearl of great price, sower
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What?! — Malachi
Today is a big day, we finish the Old Testament with the prophet Malachi. Malachi chronologically the last Old Testament prophet and he was speaking to the returned Jewish exiles. Some of his prophecies will sound vaguely familiar, since some … Continue reading
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Tagged covenant, forerunner, justice, marriage, mediocre, Messiah, sacrifice
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But as for you Bethlehem Ephrathah — Micah 5-7
Micah’s prophecy, like many of the other prophets, is interlaced with many passages of both condemnation and hope. One great passage of hope in the reading today is a famous one about the Savior. From you One will go forth … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, covenant, forgiveness, Messiah, pardon, waiting
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Apocalyptic visions — Daniel 7-9
Today’s reading has Daniel giving us a look into visions he received. Not only are these visions important in our identification of Jesus, God’s Son and Messiah, but also because they provide keys for understanding other revelations and visions from … Continue reading
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Tagged daniel, help, hope, kingdoms, Messiah, power, premillennialism, sin, triumph, win
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Idealism that changes the world — Ezekiel 44-48
This last portion of Ezekiel is centered around the Messiah and His place in God’s kingdom. Part of the Jewish Messianic thought is that when the Messiah comes (the Prince of this passage), He will come in through the eastern … Continue reading
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Tagged church, idealism, Messiah, Messianic, premillennialism, Remnant, standard
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The World Still Doesn’t Recognize Him
Over the last couple of weeks we’ve been taking a look at the stories surrounding the birth of Jesus, the Savior. We’ve noted that a lot of fundamental things about humanity haven’t changed, since that time: “Wise men still seek … Continue reading →