So, Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to David’s house and line. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to marry him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born. Luke 2:4-6 . A pilgrimage. Have you ever went on a pilgrimage. Leaving behind the familiar life that you know and venturing into the unknown?? Having to hold onto God as your provider! This makes me think of missionary life. Joseph and Mary were called on a pilgrimage. They left behind…
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Bless His Holy Name
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit, who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle. Psalm 103: 1-5 Do you ever talk to yourself about where your soul is with God? Do you bless the Lord and his Holy name? Do you remember the benefits he gives you? This Psalm is an expression of thanksgiving and praise to…
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Songs Of Thanks
Then on that day David first appointed that thanksgiving be sung to the Lord by Asaph and his brothers. “Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon His name; make known his deeds among the people. Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works. 1 Chronicles. 16: 7-9 You may want to read all the verses up to verse 36 of this chapter. I put in verses 10-36 for you to read below. 10 Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice. 11 Search for the Lord and for His strength; seek His face always. 12 Remember the wonderful works He has done, His…
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Gathering In Small Groups
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord…
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Spending Time With God
And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. Mark 1:35 Read the following passages and then answer the following questions. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” Psalm 119: 103-105, “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore, I hate every false way. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a…
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Lives Sent
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so, I am sending you.” John 20:21 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.“I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you. I…
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Child Of God
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 1 John 3:1 When we accept Christ as our savior; we become children of God. We are chosen and adopted through Christ as his very own. Being adopted in God’s family is the highest honor and privilege of our salvation. God loves us so much that he calls us his children. God bestows lavishly His love to us. What is sad is the world does not know of this great love…
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Our Father
. Pray then like this; Our Father in Heaven hallowed be your name. Matthew 6:9 Do you struggle with praying to God? Is it easy for you to pray? Do you pray to yourself or can you pray out loud in a group? Why is praying to God so hard for people? One would think that it would be easy to talk to God that already knows everything. Jesus even models the pray for us in Matthew 6:9-15. Then again, having a relationship with our heavenly Father is hard with all the hard things being thrown at us. Prayer is a form of worship to our heavenly Father. It…
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Jesus is God
Thomas answered him, “My Lord and My God!” John 20:28 Do you view Jesus as God or as a disciple? Do you know that Jesus is God? In both the Old Testament and the New Testament, the scriptures of God’s word, point and declare that Jesus is God. This is the foundation of the Christian faith and for Salvation. Without Jesus becoming man and maintaining the perfect life as a man. He could not have proved the perfect and permanent atonement for the sins fo the world. The deity of Jesus is found in the following points. God’s Word gives Jesus names and titles only reserved for God. The first…
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Jesus’ Father
But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.” This was why the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God. John 5:17- 18 Have you ever made such a bold statement in a culture that wont agree with you, and yet you speak bible truth? This is what Jesus did. He spoke truth and stated a statement that the the higher ups didn’t understand or like. Christ was being accused fo breaking the Sabbath day by healing a man and then…