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Micah 5:2-4; Psalm 96; Luke 2:1-20 The beauty and mystery of God's word comes alive when it comes to Jesus. Much of the prophecy that surrounds Jesus is in the middle of prophetic statements that on their own may have seemed insignificant. However, when so…

Job 33:14-30, Psalm 126, Luke 1:35-45 In many respects, joy is both easy and incredibly difficult to truly understand. On one hand, we understand that joy is something much deeper than the feelings of the moment. Yet, on the other hand, we use the word…

2 Chronicles 30:13-27, Nehemiah 8:7-12, Jeremiah 15:16 The passage in Nehemiah has some depth. First, the people (the Jewish people) were so ignorant of their own history and holy scriptures, that both had to be explained to them. As they learned what their God had…

Psalm 16, Matthew 5:1-10, 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 "When a person’s ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him." Psalm 16:7 In many parts of the world, the United Nations has stationed peacekeepers. Their purpose is to be a…

Psalm 7, Isaiah 36:13-20, Luke 14:31-33 Peace is fleeting. We look around the world and cannot help but recognize that a lack of conflict only lasts for a short time. World leaders are speaking well of one another, then the next day attacking one another.