Tag: Week 3 // Wednesday

More Than A Christmas Story

If ever you’ve been around the church at Christmastime, you have more than likely heard Micah 5:2 read. It is a beautiful Messianic prophecy of the coming Savior who would be born in Bethlehem. Now, we know this promised Savior is Jesus Christ. It never fails to amaze me the

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A Sure and Certain Hope

What Is Certain We are living in uncertain days. It almost seems every time we connect to our news feeds, we hear of shocking, sad, almost unbelievable things happening across our world.  There is an old saying that in this world there is nothing certain except death and taxes. Although

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Oh How He Loves You

“Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will trouble, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? No, in all these things we have complete victory through him who loved us! For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers,

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The Supreme Sacrifice

“He was given over because of our transgressions and raised for the sake of our justification.” – Romans 4:25 Up until this time, the whole of humanity groped in darkness and condemnation because of our sins. The multitude of sacrifices in all cultures of the world and primitive religion across the

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Literary Devices

“Indeed, my plans are not like your plans, and my deeds are not like your deeds, for just as the sky is higher than the earth, so my deeds are superior to your deeds and my plans superior to your plans. The rain and snow fall from the sky and

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The Bread of Life

When Jesus claimed to be the bread of life, it shocked His listeners. Many disciples left Him after He made this claim. In order to better understand the weight of what Jesus meant when He said, “I am the bread of life,” let’s look a little deeper at the events

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Accepting Hard Truth

When we think about speaking truth to each other we often think about words that make us feel good, that put a smile on our face and brighten someones day. We think about reminding each other about the truth found in God’s Word in order to encourage someone in their

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Love First

For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. – Hosea 6:6 I remember a time in my life when I felt completely lost. Nothing seemed to work. I went from one problem to another, struggling with everything and everybody. One day, while

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Brave to Live Counter-Culturally

Are you taking a risk or making a sacrifice? If the hustle and bustle of the holiday season did not succeed in stealing your joy or frying your brain, January will try as well. As women expected to always be on top of our game, January can be a time

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You Shall Call His Name Jesus

“And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.  And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.” Luke 1:30-31 Every time I read this passage, I try to think about

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