Isaiah 40:1-11 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received for the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare they way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every Valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has…
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Advent: Day One
Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The Virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel,” Isaiah 7:14 God provided a preview of our Messiah through the prophet Isaiah around 700 years before Jesus was born. In Isaiah 7:10-14, it says, “Then the Lord spoke again to Ahaz: ask for a sign from the Lord your God – from the depths of Sheol to the heights of heaven.” But Ahaz replied, “I will not ask; I will not test the lamb.” Isaiah said, Listen, house of David! Is it not enough for you to try the patience of men? Will you also try the patience of…
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Frienship Beyond Rules
If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved. Romans 10:9-10 Do you struggle with trying to be a good Christian, never making mistakes? Trying each day to never sin? Did you ever think the moment you choose to follow God, you had to be perfect? Read Romans 10:1- 13. According to this portion of scripture who does Paul, wish would be saved? How does He…
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Opening Up In Truth
Jesus and the disciples came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. Mark 9:33-34 Keeping silent is always the best way to handle the truth. We might think or attempt to hide things from God, but in reality We can’t hide anything from God. In Mark 9:33-34, this is what the disciples did. They stayed silent. Through their silence Jesus saw and heard their sinful, proud attitudes. Jesus gave them an opportunity to walk in the light with him. …
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His Great Mercy
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and which according to His great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3 God’s mercy is wonderful. It is much-needed for our salvation. Because of his mercy, he has caused us to be born again. Born again is a spiritual birth – regeneration. Regeneration is God bringing Christians to new life or born again from a previous state of separation from God. His mercy for us, while we are ignorance and guilt, depravity and weakness, shows up in His love and goodness. It’s the…