What Child is this who, laid to rest
On Mary’s lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
Do you know who Jesus is? He wants you to know him. He gave his life to draw you close. Will you come to know the Savior?
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Who do you put your faith in to help change our country and solve our political problems? Republicans? Democrats? A third party? Guess what. None of them are the solution to our nation’s problems. Click on the link to hear why this election is no big deal!
Romans 8:1-4 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. 2And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. 3The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins. 4He did this so that the just requirement of the law would be fully satisfied for us, who no longer follow our sinful nature but instead follow the Spirit.
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3rd Chronicles 3:1 (Psalm 14) Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good! 2The Lord looks down from heaven on the entire human race; he looks to see if anyone is truly wise, if anyone seeks God. 3But no, all have turned away; all have become corrupt. No one does good, not a single one! 4Will those who do evil never learn? They eat up my people like bread and wouldn’t think of praying to the Lord. 5Terror will grip them, for God is with those who obey him. 6The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the Lord will protect his people. 7Who will come from Mount Zion to rescue Israel? When the Lord restores his people, Jacob will shout with joy, and Israel will rejoice.
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Judge not lest ye be judged. Ever heard that line before? I’ll bet when you heard it, it came from somebody who didn’t want to be held accountable for their choices. But do you think an out of context Bible verse is the best defense of irresponsibility? Listen to the podcast and you be the judge…
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Did you know that there are a number of passages in the Bible that tell Christians to meet together to fellowship and worship. It’s not only good to have church, but you could argue that a person isn’t a very good Christian if they avoid going to church on a regular basis.
Of course just going to church doesn’t make you a Christian anymore than standing in a garage makes you a car. However, a real Christian, who cares about Jesus and the Bible always looks forward to meeting with fellow believers to be encouraged in his work for the faith.
And that’s so important. Because even more often than it talks about worshiping together, the Bible tells Christians to preach God’s Good News to the world. And if you’re not doing that, well what good are you to God. That’s our most important task. A Christian who doesn’t go to church is like an athlete who doesn’t go to practice. But a Christian who doesn’t share his faith is like a firefighter that refuses to put out fires. The first will just lose you the game, but the second will cause lives to be lost.
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Have you ever taken a big trip somewhere? It usually a lot of fun to get out on the open road (or skies or seas–whatever the case may be) and travel to someplace new and different, and enjoy the sights and experiences. But what if you were forced to go on a long trip that you didn’t want to go on? That happened to Paul. He went on plenty of trips that he wanted to take because he liked being a missionary. But there was one pretty disastrous trip that he didn’t have a choice about. And you know what? In spite of all the difficulties and his life being endangered a number of times, he seemed to make a pretty adventurous trip out of the ordeal.
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Have you noticed that people just don’t write letters anymore? Even e-mail has been traded for texting and Facebook and Twitter. We still get junk mail from every direction. But it’s a rare occasion to get an old fashioned letter in you mailbox. And you definitely don’t see letters like the one Paul wrote to the Christian church in Rome.
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I think it’s funny how people portray Heaven as a white cloudy kind of place where people dress in robes and have halos and play harps. And then people look at that made up idea and say it’s boring, so they’re not all that interested in going.
Of course the reality of Heaven is beyond our imagination. The Bible says it’s massive and full of color and lights and trees and flowing water. But it’s also a place of worship. It will be like church 24/7. And people will be singing praises to God and worshiping him non-stop. Of course that idea doesn’t appeal to anyone who doesn’t believe in or like God. So they probably wouldn’t be interested in Heaven anyway.
of course everybody who admits the truth, understands how great God is and how worthy he is of our worship and obedience, and how limitless the blessings of a relationship with God is. But they like to hold on to the idea that Heaven is like winning the lottery and doing whatever you want without interaction with God. Many people think they can con God into letting them into Heaven in spite of their sinful hearts and lives and that somehow their hearts and minds will magically change when they die. But the scary truth is, your heart and mind are judged for what they are and if you’re not purified before you kick the bucket, you’ll be pitched out and burned with all the other impurities that aren’t worthy of entering God’s presence.
What do you think of that thought?
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Are you content with your life right now? Could you die today, happy? Are you ready for the end? Are you ready to meet your Maker?
We’re all going to die, but so many people are completely unprepared for that destiny. In spite of the fact that we never know when our final day may arrive, so many people live in denial of death. How about you? Are you ready to expire, to pass on, to perish, to peg out, to push up daisies, to become extinct, to pull the curtains, to be deceased, to meet your demise, to depart, to be as a doornail, to check out, to shuffle off this mortal coil, to kick the bucket, buy the farm, cash in your chips?
It happens to the best of us? Are you ready? Would you like to be?
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I remember when the word tolerance used to mean only accepting those things that fall within acceptable limits. For example a machined bolt had to be made within tolerance or else it was garbage because it would do the job it was designed to do. So it was ok to have a little adjustment room, but if you never set any limits, you would actually be working against the ability of things to function well.
Today, culture has redefined the word to mean basically the opposite. You only have tolerance if you have no moral boundaries. Tolerance today goes beyond just accepting other viewpoints to actually supporting all views and lifestyles regardless of how dangerous they may be to yourself, your family, and society.
It’s an impossible system because if applied fairly in all cases the philosophy should accept even the viewpoints of Christians who do not accept anti-God behaviors. But typically the modern “tolerance” movement accepts everything except conservative Christian values.
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