“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all nations: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.” (Luke 2:29–32, NIV) The day after Christmas, 2001, upon news […]
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“For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?” (Luke 14:28, NASB) All who were in any way connected with the Advent of the Messiah into this world paid an enormous price. Consider the
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“Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east, and have come to worship Him.” (Matthew 2:2, NASB) The three wise men (Magi) are a fixture of Christmas. No creche scene is complete without them. However, of them we know little, neither where they were
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The next day he [John the Baptist] saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29, ESV) When I think of Jesus being born in a manger in the little town of Bethlehem, my imaginary scene usually has a couple of lambs
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“She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21, NASB) While standing in line at Cracker Barrel, a card stand caught my eye. The sign at the top read: “What Does Your Name Mean?” Curiosity sparked, and I spun the cylinder
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God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” (Luke 1:26–28, NIV) When I stepped
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Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 1:18, NASB) That Jesus came into our world is a fact made clear in the pages of Holy Scripture; it is
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And Mary said, “Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” (Luke 1:38, NASB) Nine months before our Savior’s birth, an angel appeared to a young Jewish girl, Mary, whom Scripture describes as a virgin, engaged to a man named Joseph. Prior to that angelic visit, Mary
Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, “Sacrifice and offering You have not desired, but a body You have prepared for Me; in whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You have taken no pleasure. Then I said, ‘Behold I have come (In the scroll of the book it is written of Me)
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Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” (Matthew 16:16, NIV) The babe in Bethlehem, whom we celebrate at Christmas, is “Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David and … his kingdom will never end” (Luke 1:32–33). “Messiah” (Hebrew) in
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