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Our scripture this morning is 2 Thessalonians 3:3 (ESV). But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. Paul reminds us that no matter what happens here, God is with us and for us. Suffering exists in the world because we allowed it in, choosing our own way …
Our scripture this Christmas Day is Luke 1:31-33 (ESV). And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father …
Our scripture for Christmas Eve is Luke 2:11 (ESV). For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. It doesn’t get more definitive than this, an announcement from angelic messengers. God sent a birth notice that shook the world: the Savior is born! While the …
Our scripture this morning is Luke 2:9-10 (ESV). And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for …
Our scripture this morning is Luke 2:6-7 (ESV). And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. This verse is the …
Our scripture this morning is Luke 1:46-47 (ESV). And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.” Luke 1:46-55 is known as Mary’s Song, praising God for His promise to send a Savior, now coming to pass in the birth of Jesus. Her words show her understanding of …
Our scripture this morning is Luke 1:45 (ESV). And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord. Mary has gone to visit her cousin Elizabeth, to share her own joy but also to celebrate her cousin’s pregnancy “in her old age” (Luke 1:36). …
Our scripture this morning is Luke 1:35 (ESV). And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.” Mary had legitimate and intelligent questions to ask when the angel Gabriel …
Our scripture this morning is Hebrews 12:1-2 (ESV). Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our …
Our scripture this morning is Ephesians 4:1-3 (ESV). I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the …