Jesus Said So… Luke 12:7 NIV Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. You matter, My Friend, so very much! God made one and only one you for a great and glorious purpose that only you can fulfill! In this coming year, don’t…
The True Story of Christmas Matthew 2:1-12 NIV The Magi Visit the Messiah 2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship…
The True Story of Christmas Luke 2:39-40 NIV When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.
The True Story of Christmas Luke 2:36-38 NIV 36 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day,…
The True Story of Christmas Luke 2:25-35 NIV 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. 26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s…
The True Christmas Story Luke 1:34-35 NIV 34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” 35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.
The True Christmas Story Luke 1:31-33 NIV 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his…
The True Christmas Story Luke 1:28 NIV 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
The True Christmas Story Luke 1:26-27 NIV The Birth of Jesus Foretold 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
Is there really a period at the end of your sentence? As I note the one year anniversary of the passing of my father, it’s snowing in much the same way it did on the day of his funeral – a puffy quiet Christmas movie kind of snow. It is peaceful, and I am reminded…
