Day: December 21, 2018

Our True Identity

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Believers aren’t patched-up versions of their old self; they are new creatures. Our True Identity Ephesians 1:3-8 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he …

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BETHLEHEM OF JUDAEA

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BETHLEHEM OF JUDAEA “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting” (Micah 5:2 KJV). Today’s Scripture, written about 700 B.C., prophesies the exact birthplace of Israel’s Messiah. Notice the Bible is very specific: “Bethlehem Ephratah” pinpoints the Bethlehem in southern Israel (there was another Bethlehem, in Galilee, northern Israel). Bethlehem of Judaea, as today’s Scripture teaches, is “little among the thousands of Judah” (a little-known village). The Bible …

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WALKING WITH GREATER CONFIDENCE

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Many times we choose self-reliance over trusting God. But following the His guidance is a much better way to live WALKING WITH GREATER CONFIDENCE Hebrews 11:1-31 (KJV) 11 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report. 3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness …

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I want to live my life for God. How do I do that?

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I want to live my life for God. How do I do that? Living for God is not a matter of following a set of rules. God commanded the Israelites to follow a system of sacrifices, but Samuel said to Saul, “Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD?Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams” (1 Samuel 15:22). In order for us to live for God, we must know what He wants. Jesus, in His High Priestly prayer during His Upper …

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A Candy Cane For Christmas

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A Candy Cane For Christmas Dr. Mike Murphy From his lap, you could see how the town had grown, how the world had progressed, and how our society had changed. For twenty-six years he had filled Santa’s chair each Christmas season at the local department store. He had watched as the faces had grown, and how so many of those faces now placed children in his lap that had similar faces.He loved every chance he got to don the familiar red suit. To get into character, and watch as the children’s eyes would light up, and a smile would come to …

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