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Congregation, Join us in private and family devotion as we prepare for public worship on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. This Holy Week, we will let John Stott guide us through the New Testament message of the cross and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Each day this week...

Recently I heard someone say, "There is no pit so deep that you can't climb out." When I heard those words I immediately remembered another quote from Betsy ten Boom, who, with her sister Corrie, endured the evils of a Nazi prison camp for their...

During the last meal Jesus shared with his disciples before his death, a fight broke out. The disciples were arguing over who was the greatest. Jesus stepped into the dispute with a question, "Who is the greater, one who sits at the table to be...

This past Sunday we looked at Luke 22, which begins with the planning of the death of Jesus. This began our approach to Good Friday and Easter. You can hear the message here. In the message I said that the planning of the death of Jesus...

Originally posted on December 25, 2010
The Fullness of Time "But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son." Galatians 4:4 Why did the incarnation take place when it did—probably by our reckoning in 5 BC, about a year before the death of Herod the Great in 4 BC? Some two thousand years had passed since God called Abraham and promised through his family to bless all the families of the world. Why, then, did such a long time elapse between the promise and its fulfillment? Paul affirmed that God sent his Son "when the appointed time came" (Gal. 4:4, REB), but he gave no hint how the appointed time had been fixed.
Originally posted on December 24, 2010 The Shepherds "There were shepherds living out in the fields nearby . . . An angel of the Lord appeared to them . . . [and] said to them, " . . . I bring you good news of great joy . . . Today . . . a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:8-11 Shepherds had a bad reputation in Israel; they were regarded as dishonest and unreliable. Yet it was to them that God chose to announce the most stupendous good news the world had ever heard, namely that the long-awaited Messiah had been born. How did they respond?

Originally posted on December 23, 2010  Bethlehem "She gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn." Luke 2:7 It is Luke who tells us the...

Originally posted on December 22, 2010  Mary's Submission "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Luke 1:38 "The first and most indisputable fact about the birth of Jesus," wrote Bishop John A. T. Robinson, "is that...

Originally posted on December 21, 2010 I hope these readings will help you focus your mind on Jesus and consecrate your heart to him during this Christmas season.  Glory to God in the Highest, Scott The Virgin Birth "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of...

Originally posted on December 20, 2010 I hope these readings will help you focus your mind on Jesus and consecrate your heart to him during this Christmas season.  Glory to God in the Highest, Scott Mary's Song "My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my...

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