Adding to the Wise Men Story
The more I study the wise men, the more I see we’ve added a ton to their story! What else have we jazzed up in the Bible? I want to pay attention and see.
Megakara for all this Christmas
Good news that will bring great joy. I break down some of these Greek words with my dictionary for Christmas.
Suffering Along With Us
5 So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”; 6 as he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.” 7 In the days of…
Where the Bible Tells the Story of Christmas
Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to…
Jesus was born, died, and alive forever
Acts 13:32–37 ESV Read More 32 And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers, 33 this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, “ ‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you.’ 34 And as for the…
Jesus Not Just Bringing But Revealing Division As He Cleans
Luke 12:49 ¶ “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! Luke 12:50 I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! Luke 12:51 Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell…
Making My Ongoing Christmas Covet List
Luke 12:13 ¶ Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Luke 12:14 But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” Luke 12:15 And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for…
He Was Born into Poverty and Humility
Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived. Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him to Jerusalem to present him…
What a World to be Born Into
And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them. That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their…
Deliverance From All Oppression Is In the Life of Jesus
Luke 1:68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people Luke 1:69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, Luke 1:70 as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, Luke 1:71 that we…