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People from many nations will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of Jacob’s God. There he will teach us his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For the LORD’s teaching will go out from Zion; his word will go out from Jerusalem.”Continue reading “Isaiah’s Missionary Mandate”

Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live. When I am raised to life again, you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. John. 14:19-20 NLT This message was kept secret forContinue reading “God is In Us”

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” (which means, God with us). Matthew 1:22-23 ESV King Ahaz of Judah was terrified. His two northern neighbors were attacking Judah intending to get ridContinue reading “God is With Us”

Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, thatGod is for me. Psalm 56:9 ESV David, worn down by Saul’s dogged pursuit of him, and his own people’s, the Judean’s, persistent betrayal of him to Saul, has finally fled to the Philistines, Judah’s mortal enemies. Now he waits,Continue reading “Gos is For Us”

I will not judge those who hear me but don’t obey me, for I have come to save the world and not to judge it. But all who reject me and my message will be judged on the day of judgment by the truth I have spoken.                                                                                                             John. 12:47-48 NLT Twice Jesus tellsContinue reading “Salvation and Judgment”

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.                                                                           John 15:5 ESV Words are very interesting things. Each one has a meaning, and you can look up that meaning in anyContinue reading “Abide”

He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning atJerusalem. You are witnesses of these things. I am going to send you what my Father has promised;Continue reading “Come Tarry Go”

In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created,1 and his life brought light to everyone. The light shinesContinue reading “The Word Became Flesh”

“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose,and we have come to worship him.”  King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposedContinue reading “Who Doesn’t Come to Christmas?”

When the Son of Man comes, how many will he find on the earth who have faith?                                     Luke 18:8 NLT I confess that I have always been troubled by the parable that precedes the verse printed above. It suggests that God will not do what we want him to do (or perhaps even what heContinue reading “Persistent Belief”