Month: December 2018

God’s Saints Appointed to be Kings and Priests

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Three Categories of Saints The word saints, is used throughout the Bible to refer to people that have accepted the rule of God in their lives, and is a common word for believers of all ages. There are three groups of saints, divided by when they lived. The first group are the Old Testament saints or godly ones who believe in God and who lived before the Day of Pentecost (Psalm 85:8). The second are the Church age saints, also today called “born-again” believers and consists only of those saved people who live between the Day of Pentecost of Acts 2 …

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God’s Plan to Redeem His Creation – by Hal Lindsey

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For many of us, Christmas is our favorite time of the year. But each year it grows more difficult to navigate the suffocating commercialism and secularization of the season to arrive at the genuine reason for the celebration: the incarnation of God as a human to become the sacrifice for our sins and make possible our reconciliation to God. I’m afraid we’ve lost our sense of wonderment at the unfathomable miracles that made possible the advent of our Savior. One of those miracles was the coming of the magi to worship the child. As is our tradition on this program, I …

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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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How did the wise men know?

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Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, wise men from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.’” – Matthew 2:1-2 These “wise men from the east” were astrologers from Babylon who specialised in the studies of the stars, both science and superstition. The Bible never refers to them as kings, nor how many there were. At least two because it’s plural, but there were enough of them …

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The Lord Prophecies the Millennial Crowning of King Jesus to Zechariah

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When He Returns He Will Run the  World Government as Sole King The Crowning of Joshua in 518 B.C. Represents His Reign in the Coming Theocratic Kingdom   The Men Are Selected Zechariah 6:9-10 9And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 10Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of […]

GOD’S LOVING DESIRE FOR YOU

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God loves us—everything He does is out of love—and it has nothing to do with who we are GOD’S LOVING DESIRE FOR YOU 1 Timothy 2:1-8 (KJV) 2 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.5 …

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The Star of Christmas – A Special Sign in Heaven

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The Star God spoke to the Magi through the prophet Daniel to let them know 600 years earlier that His Messiah would be coming. Daniel was the prime minister of Babylon during two successive administrations; the Babylonians and Media-Persia. God wants us to know Him and enjoy His glory. The intent of the physical universe is to declare and display the majesty and glory of its Creator. This discussion will reveal a portion of His will in this regard. Matthew 2:1–12 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, Wise-men from …

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THE VISIT OF THE MAGI – MATTHEW 2:1-12

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Excerpts from CHRISTOLOGY: THE DOCTRINE OF MESSIAHBy Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum. A. Concerning Some Common Christmas Practices. Around Christmas time on church lawns, in front of church pulpits or podiums, and in front of private homes, nativity sets are displayed. All nativity sets tend to look somewhat the same. There is a building that represents a barn, though no Jewish person living in first century Israel would have recognized it as such. In front of this barn, or perhaps inside of it, are three people: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. Jesus is either in a manger or on Mary’s lap. On …

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