December, 2024

• 24 December

  Witness Of The Light On The Holy Night

  

  Witness of the Light In the still of the night, by the flickering light, The stars twinkled above, in the heavens so bright, Shepherds watched o’er their sheep with a watchful eye. when a glory shone ’round, they knew not why. An angel appeared, in garments of gold, A Savior ...

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• 23 December

  God’s Providence: An Assurance That Is Old & New

  

  God’ Providence In fields of green and skies so vast, God’s providence we see at last. Through every storm and gentle breeze, His hand provides our hearts’ decrees. The morning sun, the evening shade, Each day His wisdom is displayed. In nature’s song and whispered prayer, His guidance shows He’s ...

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• 23 December

  The Best Kind of Joy

  

  Luke 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. As we celebrate the birth of our Savior, a few thoughts fill my mind. First, let us never lose sight of the wonder and ...

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• 23 December

  Reshaping The Values Of The Next Generation

  

  Most of you have probably heard the saying, “Be a city on a hill.” You can be a light or beacon shining truth, peace, security, and hope, to a culture that is going through tremendous upheaval morally, economically, and politically. The younger generation needs to have an anchor of values more ...

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• 22 December

  His Intentional Love

  

  Sending Your Son, with intentional love, You forgave us, with a gift from above. Oh, that others would understand Your ways, when You sent Jesus to save us that day. So many times, we have lied to ourselves, in painting a picture of someone else. Our Heavenly Father knows who ...

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• 22 December

  White Christmas??

  

  I thought I would never have to pray for a white Christmas in North Wisconsin. But I did. There was always a Christmas vacation from school. The most important activities during the Christmas season were outdoors: tobogganing, sledding, skating with a fire beside the rink, and outdoor youth parties with ...

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• 21 December

  The Backstory Behind The Birth Of Jesus

  

  As important as is the true meaning of Christmas, there is a backstory. It is one of a teenage couple whom God used to usher in the Messiah and his purpose for humanity. It is also the first time that God spoke or revealed himself to humanity in over 400 ...

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• 20 December

  The Bible – For First Time Readers

  

  Bible sales have increased by 22 percent, with 13 million sold so far in 2024. The reasons given for this are general anxiety about world conditions, the elections, and the rise of artificial intelligence. There have been 5 billion Bibles sold around the world. With a global population of 8.2 ...

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• 20 December

  Truly God Is Good To All: Purity Of Heart

  

  Psalm 73:1 Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. This verse stands as a profound affirmation of divine benevolence and the essential purity of heart required to experience God’s goodness. It introduces a psalm that grapples with the age-old question of why ...

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• 20 December

  Ephesians Chapter 1 Part 4: We Have It All (Chinese/English)

  

  Ephesians Chapter 1 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places 3.我们主耶稣基督的父神是应当称颂的，他已经在基督里用天上各样属灵的福分赐福给我们 We Have It All 我们拥有一切 We often complain that we are lacking this or that in our lives, but spiritually speaking, we ...

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