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PRAYER IS NOT JUST FOR ASKING FOR SOMETHING
Peace With God
Luke 2:14, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.'
LUKE 2:8-20
In another instance, Jesus said He did not come to send peace on the earth, but a sword. Then He prophesied that those who received Him would experience persecution, even from their own family (Mt. 10:34-36). How do these verses fit together?
The peace the angels were singing about was not a peace between men; they were rejoicing that there would be peace between God and man. When Jesus prophesied division and war in Matthew 10, he was speaking of relationships between men.
Through the Old Testament law, God began to release His wrath on man's sin (Rom. 4:15). It wasn't the wrath of Satan that Jesus suffered...
QUESTION WHAT YOU HEAR
He Was Born A Savior
Luke 2:11, 'For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.'
LUKE 2:8-20
Jesus did not grow into being Lord and Saviour. He was born that way. Jesus was God manifest in the flesh (1 Tim. 3:16). What a great mystery!
How could Almighty God limit Himself to the form of a man? And even if He did that, how could he possibly start as a baby? These questions defy human ability to fully understand.
At the dedication of the first temple, Solomon said, 'But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!'
(2 Chr. 6:18) How much less the body of a...
SALVATION, DON'T LEAVE EARTH WITHOUT IT
WHAT IS SALVATION? THE DICTIONARY DEFINES IT AS (1. The act of saving; preservation from destruction, danger or great calamity.) AND (2. Appropriately in theology, the redemption of man from the bondage of sin and liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him everlasting happiness. This is the great salvation.) THAT IS WHAT JESUS DID FOR US AND WE JUST NEED TO ACCEPT IT.
God Desires Faith
Luke 2:7, 'And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.'
LUKE 2:1-7
What an amazing account! God Almighty was born of a virgin and placed in a feeding trough in a stable. Who would ever expect the Creator of the universe to make His entrance into the world in such a humble fashion?
Men always seek to proclaim their glory as far and wide as possible. Yet here is the only one who really has any glory to proclaim, and He comes humbly. It wasn't because He didn't have the power to do things otherwise.
He could have chosen to be born in a fashion that would have brought all creation to their knees in...
Joseph Was A Man Of Faith
Matthew 1:24, 'Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife.'
MATTHEW 1:18-24
Much attention is given to Mary and her piety, but Joseph was quite a man of faith, too.
Verse 18 says that Mary was 'found' with child, implying that the pregnancy was observed by Joseph, not explained to him by Mary. And this was after Mary had been away visiting Elisabeth for three months! (Lk. 1:56) Certainly Joseph was tempted with the same thoughts that you or I would have been. How could she expect him to believe that this was a virgin birth?
As special as Mary was, she had an equally special young man for a fiance.
How many men would have...
I GET SO TIRED OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ALWAYS COMPLAINING ABOUT PASTORS AND EVANGELIST HAVING A LOT OF MONEY. I AM SURE THERE ARE SOME THAT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE AND USE THE MONEY TO LINE THEIR POCKETS AND DON'T USE IT FOR GOD'S WORK BUT DON'T JUDGE THEM ALL. ONLY GOD KNOWS THEIR HEARTS. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ALWAYS SAYING BAD THINGS ABOUT THEM DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT GOD'S WORD REALLY SAYS ABOUT THIS. LET ME GIVE YOU A SCRIPTURE ABOUT THIS AND SEE WHAT YOU...
Desert Training
Luke 1:80, 'And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.'
LUKE 1:57-80
John the Baptist had the most important job assignment ever given to any mortal in the history of the world. He was to prepare the way for the coming of the long awaited Messiah (v. 76).
How did the Lord prepare John for such an important task? What university could teach him all he needed to know? Who offered a course in becoming the greatest prophet who ever lived? (Mt. 11:11) Of course, no one could prepare John for such an important position, so the Lord taught him personally. John was in the deserts until he was thirty years old. He was tutored directly by the Lord...