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A Revolutionary Idea
EPHESIANS 1:1-23Of all the revolutionary ideas found in the Bible, one that should shake us and wake us up is that God turns enemies into friends and is uniting people ...
He Is Worthy of Your Praise
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! For He has strengthened the bars of your gates; He has blessed your children within you. He makes peace in ...
A Humble Christmas
She gave birth to her firstborn Son and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. — ...
Christmas Stories
Gabriel’s Questions Gabriel must have scratched his head at this one. He wasn’t one to question his God-given missions. Sending fire and dividing seas were all in an eternity’s work ...
Identity: Who Does God Say I Am?
What is identity? How can we discover it and know our worth and value?Identity is defined as the qualities and beliefs that distinguish a person. Our identity is the core ...
“O Holy Night”
Many different traditions hover over our carol repertoire like the stars on Christmas Eve.This one is French, rooted in the music of the nineteenth-century Catholic Church, half-opera, half-soirée, designed to ...
Welcome to Because of Bethlehem Week One!
The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. — John 1:14 MSGThe celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know ...
The Spirit Prays for Us
One lesson we learn from seasons of pain, darkness, and doubt is that when we’re hurting,a person’s presence with us is far more significant than any words he or she ...
We Live Between the Advents
We live between the Advents.The Second Advent will include the sudden, personal, visible, bodily return of Christ. Jesus promised, “I will come again” (John 14:3 RSV). The author of Hebrews ...
Waiting for a Shooting Star
Be devoted to one another in love. — Romans 12:10 NIV Have you ever seen a shooting star? It’s a quick streak of light that zips across the nighttime sky. ...
Thanksgiving Proclamation - George Washington
George Washington (1732–1799), the first President of the United States, was a deeply religious man. The famous portrait of Washington kneeling in prayer at Valley Forge captures his religious zeal ...
It’s Never Too Late to Thank God
Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness ...
Finding Hope in the Valley of the Shadow of Death
A well-known writer once wrote, “The essential thing ‘in Heaven and in earth’ is… that there should be long obedience in the same direction; there thereby results, and has always ...
I Wanted to Pray But Had No Idea What to Say
Darkness Closes InDie before you die. There is no chance after. — C. S. Lewis, Till We Have FacesSudden and tragic loss leads to terrible darkness. It is as inescapable ...
Listen to Him
While He was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am ...
How to Effectively Read the Bible as a Family
My grandfather was a Dutch immigrant with ten children. He and Grandmother took seriously the instructions God gave Moses for the children of Israel in Deuteronomy 6:6-7, believing this to ...
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