I hope you, dear friends, are feeling the joy and gladness that Jesus said He came to bring us. “I have told you these things, so that My Joy and Delight may be in you, and that your Joy and Gladness may be of full measure and complete and overflowing!” (John 15:11) “And now I […]
Category Archives: Teachings
Let’s soak in those beautiful words for a moment! Yes, God donned an earth suit and came to earth. Yes, it was intentional! Yes, He suffered the same temptations and tribulations that we do. Yes, although tempted at all points as we are, He did not sin so that He would qualify as the only […]
“For God So Loved That He Gave!” Y’all have read my report that at this time every year, my Mother would go around singing a Christmas tune from old England that was passed down through time to her. “Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat, Would you please put a penny in the old […]
Ok, you “not until after Thanksgiving”, folks light it up! Thanksgiving has passed, and it’s time to rock around the Christmas tree. “Oh. Hear the angels singing.” Hear the army of angels singing to the Shepherds, praising God in Heaven and on earth! Hear God’s messenger Gabriel report that God has declared a state of […]
“In every situation, no matter what the circumstances, be thankful and continually give thanks to God, for this is the will of God for you in Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18) What Thanksgiving has become and what it was intended to be are opposites. The original plan was to spend a day stopping to thank God for all the […]
Why is Christmas the center of the heaven-bound universe? The importance, the significance, the relevance, the urgency of Christmas is so astounding that the totality of it is beyond the capacity of our finite minds to comprehend. God Himself, in the flesh, came to earth to walk among His creation, experience humanity in every way, […]
Doctor Luke begins his beautiful and meticulous account of the story of God’s entrance into the world in the person of our King Jesus, with two head-shaking examples of belief and unbelief. Both of these situations started with a visit from God’s personal messenger, The Angel Gabriel. The Prophet Daniel was a man of great […]
Most folks know very little about this remarkable man. In the unusual sequencing chosen to present the Gospels written about Jesus, His was placed third, immediately preceding John’s. My preference would have been for John’s Gospel to be put first, given his intimate knowledge of the heart and character of our King. However, let’s examine […]
We only have seven Sundays between now and the day that we have chosen to celebrate the most wonderful event of all time! We are producing a detailed series of teachings that tells the complete story of Christmas. We have already posted five of them. One of the great things about them is that you […]
Have you ever thought about the Faith heroes of Christmas? Well, let me tell you that you are among them. I have heard many definitions of Faith. Paul, under the direction of the Holy Spirit, defined Faith in the eleventh chapter of Hebrews: “Now, (in this present moment), Faith is the substance (a pure form of matter, what […]