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1. 3 Things This Angelic Announcement Tells Us About Jesus' Identity

...  and Lord belongs to Jesus. This is the true meaning of Christmas. Is Jesus your Savior? Is Jesus your Christ? Is Jesus your Lord?  ...

Created on 05 February 2019

2. How to Approach the Bible's Most Famous Story With New Eyes

... He was conceived in the womb (Luke 2:8-21). Luke 2:8–21 is perhaps the most familiar passage in all Scriptures. Linus reads it every Christmas for the Charlie Brown television special. Almost every chu ...

Created on 04 February 2019

3. A Glorious Angelic Announcement for an Unlikely Audience

And in the same area there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And then an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and ...

Created on 01 February 2019

4. The Deeper Significance of the Name 'Immanuel'

... a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. (Luke 2:1-7) Immanuel. Every Christmas, cards start arriving in the mailbox and songs echo at the mall with the word "Immanuel." But what does tha ...

Created on 29 January 2019

5. The Protestant Case for Honoring the Virgin Mary

And Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife well advanced in years."... Then Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?" (Luke 1:18, ...

Created on 02 January 2019

6. What Was Nazareth Like?

... er heard of. Mary was very young at the time—as young as age 12—but she was betrothed to be married to a man named Joseph. A lot has been said about this couple, especially every year at Christmastime ...

Created on 31 December 2018

7. Christmas Miracle: Iraq Officially Declares Christmas a National Holiday to Celebrate Birth of Jesus ...

Call it a Christmas miracle: Iraq, a predominantly Muslim nation, declared Dec. 25 to be a national holiday to celebrated "on the occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ." The official Twitter account fo ...

Created on 26 December 2018

8. How the End of Christmas Can Mark Your Powerful New Beginning ...

Christmas is my favorite holiday. Even this year, as I adjust to missing a piece of my heart, I still love Christmas. Sappy movies with happy-ever-after endings. Hectic schedules punctuated by peaceful ...

Created on 27 December 2018

9. How You Can Move From Chaos Into Celebrating the True Gift of the Christmas Season ...

... I noticed a remarkable thread. Every person was asking God, entreating God, to reveal Himself in some profound way in their lives. Emmanuel God, though, has already done that. Christmas is the time when ...

Created on 26 December 2018

10. The Powerful Truth Christmas Says About You ...

The joys of the Christmas season can come with an equal amount of pressures. What presents shall I get everyone? What do I want? Will I have a Christmas romance, or have to go to Winter Wonderland alone? ...

Created on 24 December 2018

11. Stephen Strang: Being Home for Christmas ...

Some of my most memorable Christmases growing up were when my family drove from Florida to my grandparents' old farm in Michigan. Often we had fewer presents in order to save money for the long journey. ...

Created on 24 December 2018

12. 3 Ways Jesus Can Light Up Your Christmas and New Year ...

... Celebrate! Take joy in His light. Praise Him daily. Dance for joy. He illuminates the path before you (Ps. 119:105). The unknowns of 2019 are known by Him. He is already in tomorrow, so you can celebrate. Merry ...

Created on 24 December 2018

13. Let This Eternal Song Ring in Your Soul Today

One of the most glorious aspects of the Christmas season for me is the sound of the melodies of Advent. My delight in the songs of Christmas is deeper than I can even express on the written page. "Mary ...

Created on 21 December 2018

14. 4 Tips for Crafting Christmas Traditions That Bless Jesus ...

...  wants to find the perfect tree, Mom complains that it is way too big, your sister DJs Christmas tunes in the car on the way home and you end the night with hot chocolate and a Christmas movie in your jammies ...

Created on 21 December 2018

15. Start Christmas Morning By Rejoicing Jesus Christ ...

...  to Earth over two thousand years ago. Remember the real reason for the Christmas season today.  ...

Created on 21 December 2018

16. The Hidden Message Revealed Through Each Detail of the Christmas Story ...

Neither the plot, the place nor the people included in the Christmas story came about by happenstance. No, each detail was strategically selected by God to reveal the message of all messages. Kyle Winkler' ...

Created on 21 December 2018

17. Did You Know What This Popular Carol Actually Means?

... this feeling is "Joy to the World," which is, of course, a famous Christmas song. The popular hymn praises the coming of Jesus into the world in shouting, "Joy to the world, the Lord is come/ Joy to the ...

Created on 21 December 2018

18. Is the Modern Charismatic Church Willing to Learn This Lesson?

... red from Sinai, parted seas, destroyed armies and even stopped the sun and moon in their paths. His people, however, continued to be a rebellious people, for they had not yet seen His love. This is what  ...

Created on 21 December 2018

19. 4 Wonderful Ways Jesus Can Transform Your Christmas Loneliness  ...

... I had to send my daughter across the country to visit her father and family at Christmas. As a little girl, she would ask me to fly with her because she was afraid to fly alone and wanted me close. Due ...

Created on 21 December 2018

20. Your Ps. 23:5 Strategy for Waiting on the Lord This Christmas ...

My recent house guests were my brother and his wife. With their help, my house came alive with red and green decorations. Time to Eat Once we placed the angel on the tree top, I announced, "We'll have ...

Created on 21 December 2018