The above verses are perhaps the most famous verses from the New Testament. Here, Jesus is explaining to Nicodemus the purpose of His first advent…
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The Author and Sustainer of Life
The introduction to this letter is very similar to the introduction to John’s Gospel. Here, John goes out of his way to make that point that they…
Shepherds Spread the Word
No doubt the angelic announcement of Christ’s birth had a profound impact on the lives of the shepherds. They must have thought, “Who are we that…
A Savior for All People
There are many aspects of the Christmas story that make absolutely no sense to the average reader. If these accounts were being written by men…
God’s Sovereign Hand
This week we will be looking at Luke’s narrative concerning the birth of Christ. This account seems to have the most detail of the birth of Jesus…
Faith Expressing Itself Through Love
This week we have been looking at what it means to keep it simple. In this passage from Galatians, Paul reminds his readers to keep it simple. In…
Fix Your Eyes on Jesus
As human beings, we often complicate things and make them much harder to understand. In Mark’s Gospel, he begins with the start of Jesus’ earthly…
Simple Obedience
Throughout the Christmas narrative, we see a series of simple instructions being given to Joseph and Mary. For their part, they just needed to…
Keep It Simple
What a contrast we see in this chapter. First, we see the birth of Christ as an unwanted disruption to King Herod’s political agenda and to what…
Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room
So far, we have discovered that to reclaim Christmas, we must learn to shift our focus and worship Christ fully. It’s amazing how the holidays…
Sacrifice as Part of Worship
Today we will finish our look at what is means to worship fully the Christ of Christmas. In the above text, we find the Magi from the east reach…