Monthly Archives: December 2016

The Past Behind, the Future Ahead

Philippians 3:13 (TEV) Of course, my friends, I really do not think that I have already won it; the one thing I do, however, is to forget what is behind me and do my best to reach what is ahead. Jeremiah 29:11 (TEV) I alone know the plans I have for you, … Continue reading

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Happy New Year

Psalm 90:12 (TEV) Teach us how short our life is, so that we may become wise. 1 Corinthians 7:29 (TEV) What I mean, my friends, is this: there is not much time left. . Ephesians 5:15-16 (TEV) 15  So be careful how you live. Don’t live like ignorant people, but like wise … Continue reading

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Better Resolutions

James 4:10 (TEV) Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. Mark 8:34-35 (TEV) 34  Then Jesus called the crowd and his disciples to him. “If any of you want to come with me,” he told them, “you must forget yourself, carry your cross, and follow me. 35 … Continue reading

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Resolutions

Proverbs 4:23 (TEV) Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts. 2 Peter 1:6 (TEV) To your knowledge add self-control; to your self-control add endurance; to your endurance add godliness; Statistic: New Year’s Resolutions Percentage of Americans who keep their New Year’s resolution for one month: 55. …who … Continue reading

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Dancing with the Stars

Matthew 13:43 (TEV) Then God’s people will shine like the sun in their Father’s Kingdom. Listen, then, if you have ears! Romans 8:17 (TEV) Since we are his children, we will possess the blessings he keeps for his people, and we will also possess with Christ what God has kept for him; … Continue reading

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Don’t blame me

Genesis 6:12 (TEV) God looked at the world and saw that it was evil, for the people were all living evil lives. Romans 1:21 (TEV) They know God, but they do not give him the honor that belongs to him, nor do they thank him. Instead, their thoughts have become complete nonsense, … Continue reading

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The Gift of God in the Flesh to Us

John 1:14 (NKJV) And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. John 3:16 (KJV) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth … Continue reading

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Are you ready to keep Christmas?

Luke 2:1-20 (KJV) 1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one … Continue reading

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God With Us

Romans 8:3 (NKJV) For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh. Isaiah 9:6 (NKJV) For unto us a Child is … Continue reading

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The Earliest Live Nativity Scene

Matthew 2:1-12 (NKJV) 1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the … Continue reading

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