As we stand at the door of the New Year 2007, let me challenge you to present to God the first fruits of your life. Because of our love for God, we should present to Him: the first fruits of our increase Prov.3:9, the first day of our week in worship 1Cor.16:2, and first place […]
It was during the time of the census that was ordered by Caesar Agustus, everyone had to return to his ancestral home, in order to register for another Roman tax. The roads had been filled with travelers for weeks. All of the homes and the inn were filled with visitors; each one a descendant of […]
Have you ever been sad? Have you ever mourned over a great loss in your life? Has your heart ever been broken with shame, guilt, or loss? Have you ever had something you hoped for with all your heart be denied? Welcome to the human race! Our text today is filled with rejoicing and praise […]
Isaiah 61:3 KJV
“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.”
Isaiah 61:10 NASB
I will rejoice greatly […]
Reading the story of the events that precede the birth of Jesus Christ causes us to ask with Mary; How can this be? How can it be that a virgin will conceive, bear a son, and He will be the Son of the Most High? This Son will be given the throne of His father […]
Luke 1:13 “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will give him the name John.”
Why is the first reaction to an appearance of God, or His angels, fear? Over and over again in the Bible, we see the universal […]