Jesus and Temptation
Sometimes we are most tempted to sin after experiencing spiritual high points. Elijah’s hardest moment was after the victory of Mt. Carmel. We think, if we can just overcome the …
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Jesus is Baptized
Mat 3:13-17 Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. (14) John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by …
John Prepares the Way
When Jesus was grown the time came for him to begin his public ministry. In both local Jerusalem politics and internationally with the empire of Rome, this was a time …
The Favor of God
We may be curious about Jesus’ early years and what his life was like growing up, but the inspired Scriptures are largely silent on the issue. Only this account in …
Jesus Entered Into Our Sin and Suffering to Deliver Us From It.
Sin hurts. It promises good things, but never delivers on those promises. It promises pleasure and easy resolution to life’s difficulties. Maybe for a short time it seems sin is …
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Magistrates From the East
There is a way of experiencing God in our heads without ever walking with him by faith. This is the danger faced by those who set themselves to the study …
Jesus at the Temple Dedication
Jesus did not come only to take on flesh, he came to take on sinful flesh. He was not himself sinful. But he came into the curse and he came …
Eagerly Anticipate His Coming
Advent has been a season of waiting. it is a season of eager anticipation of the coming of Jesus, Immanuel, God with us! His coming was the coming of a …
Merry Christmas
He Has Come! Eternal God, the light of the world who created it has now invaded it. And he brought an army of angels beyond number with him. To our …
The Word Became Flesh and Dwelt Among Us
Luke 2:1-7 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. (2) This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of …