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Everywhere we go, people breathe in the exquisite fragrance of Christ.
I, like most Christians would, with Peter emphatically deny that we would ever deny Christ. “Even if everyone else deserts you, I will never desert you,” Matthew 26:33. I could say that with all self assurance. I cannot imagine ever denying Christ—I love Him so much. I can even imagine torture and my being…
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John the Baptist knew that Jesus was the Messiah. After all, he was the one baptizing Jesus when the Holy Spirit descended on Him and God’s voice came from heaven stating that Jesus was His Son (Matthew 3:16—17). So why did John send his disciples to Jesus (John was sitting in prison) asking if…
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This exclamatory announcement is so much greater than our simple, “Merry Christmas!” This proclamation was significant; it was a message that stated three consequential declarations. One, our Savior was born. The One who would be able to reconcile us with God. God is holy and cannot abide wrong-doing, so we have a sin problem. We…
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My grandson Hudson, who is 3 is currently delighting in startling his little brother who is 3 months old. Baby Hutch goes quickly from startled to laughing and giggling with joy. Having just watched this taking place yesterday I thought of them as I read about the shepherds being startled by an angel of the…
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I can’t say it any better… At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient…
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Today we are going to look at the child who was born to prepare the way for the Messiah—John the Baptist. His birth itself was pretty spectacular. His parents were well past child-bearing years, his father was a priest on duty in the temple when an angel appeared to announce his birth. Because his father…
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Mary’s heart delighted when she heard this. She had responded with the heart of one who finds pleasure in serving when told that she was going to bear the Son of God and now she hears this—that she will be blessed because she believes the Lord will fulfill His promises to her. For generations the…
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