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REJOICE ~ No one can take away your joy.

The dictionary defines joy as: A condition of feeling of high pleasure or delight; happiness; gladness. What Jesus knew that His disciples did not know in the hours ahead: He would be betrayed, arrested, tried and crucified. This would be a time of devastation and depression for these men. What Jesus knew which His disciples […]

Prayer of the Week

Welcome the new year of 2010 with the knowledge of God”™s love for you! (NASB) Romans 8:38-39 “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us […]

(NASB) Isaiah 9:6-7

Rejoice! The King Has Been Born! “For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. 7 There will be no end to the increase of His […]

Celebrate the Christ in Christmas!

Christmas Eve”¦what a special day of the year”¦a day of anticipation: of celebration and of presents and of being with loved ones and of feasting and of resting from the work-a-day world. Christmas ““ the mass of Christ Jesus”¦the worship of Him. Christmas is a time to worship Him because He has come to take […]

Two Days and Counting”¦

Two days left for shopping for that elusive Christmas present. Aren”™t you glad that God sent the gift of His Son for you? You, or anyone else, do not need to “˜buy”™ this gift”¦all we have to do is to receive what the God of the Bible has prepared for us through His Son, Jesus […]

Jesus Prepared His Disciples”¦For Joy!

Three shopping days left, are you ready for celebrating Christmas with your family? When you “˜look back”™ to this Christmas holiday, what will be some highlights for you? What will be in your plans to make this Christmas memorable? Jesus gave His disciples something to “˜look back”™ to after He had died, had been raised […]

We Don”™t Understand”¦

As Christmas is fast approaching”¦just four more days to shop until we drop”¦is that how we approach this most sacred Holiday? Even as followers of the Christ, we ignore the reason for the season”¦Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God Who came to take away our sins. Just as the disciples did not understand Jesus”™ warning […]

Prayer of the Week

Remember and Rejoice in Praise to the living God for His Son: (KJV) Luke 2:1-7 “AND IT came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3And all went to […]

The Interaction of the Triune God

People have used various ways to describe the Triune God ““ Who is three separate Persons yet One God. A three leaf clover has been used as an example of the Trinity: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. There are three distinct parts of the leaf yet the same leaf. […]

Be Teachable”¦And Rejoice!

(NASB) John 16:13 “But when He, the Sprit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.” The Holy Spirit teaches anyone who listens. He, the Helper […]