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New Testament

We Would See Jesus

JOHN 12:21 – “Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.”” THEME OF THE DAY:  WE WOULD SEE JESUS. Today’s scripture is a discovery for us from an unlikely source. Little did the Greeks who requested…

This God Is Our God

PSALM 18:1-2 – “I love you, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” THEME OF THE DAY:  THIS GOD IS OUR GOD. The favorite verse of the great reformer, Martin Luther was Galatians 2:20 –…

The Radicalness of Christmas

14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.  John 1:14 A. The Revelation of God 1. He dwelt among Us: John 1:14 a) Jesus came to dwell with the sick to heal them: Matthew 4:23 b) Jesus came to dwell…

Weariness: The Price To Pay

GALATIANS 6:9 – “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” THEME OF THE DAY: WEARINESS – THE PRICE TO PAY.  It is going to happen. It must happen. It is the reality in Christians throughout church history who left a mark and are leaving a mark in…

A Sad And Worthless Life

2 CHRONICLES 21:20 – “He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And he departed with no one’s regret. They buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.” THEME OF THE DAY: A SAD AND WORTHLESS LIFE.  Today’s scripture easily makes the list of one of…