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VerseD: Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness  — without it no one will see the Lord.

Hebrews 12:14, CSB‬

How can we not try to live at peace with others when God has brought peace between Himself and us through Christ? Rely on His peace and extend it to others through forgiveness and grace.

This Sunday at Church: Being intentional about adoration of God

I personally have been trying to be more intentional in all areas of life, and I think … nay, KNOW we can all be more intentional when praising our God.

Daniel

For this Sunday here’s what you can do: This Sunday at Church: Being intentional about adoration of God.

This Sunday at Church: Being intentional about adoration of God

A Score and Four Re-Birthday

On this day 24 years ago, at 6:46 PM CST, I bent my knee to Jesus as Lord and Savior. (If you do a search on this site for “birthday”, you will see the various explanations.)

I like to call it my Re-Birthday, as we call faith in Christ being born again. This comes from John 3 and 1 Peter 1. I encourage everyone to remember their own re-birthday (and if you aren’t sure/can’t remember, just claim your birthday.)

This year, I get to start Christian Worldview courses (as one of the instructors) with 167 students who were all born after this momentous day in my life. Tomorrow I am with fellow seminarians who also were mostly born after this date! (2 are about my age, and 2 others are in theor later 20’s.)

Also, it is my mother-in-law’s birthday, so join me in wishing her a happy and blessed day! If not for her, I would not have my wife!

God bless you, and remember that Jesus Christ is the reason we live and move and breathe and have meaning and being!

This Sunday at Church: Pray for non-Christians attending Church for Christmas would come to trust in Jesus

For this Sunday here’s what you can do: This Sunday at Church: Pray for non-Christians attending Church for Christmas would come to trust in Jesus.

This Sunday at Church: Pray for non-Christians attending Church for Christmas would come to trust in Jesus

VerseD: Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Isaiah‬ ‭7:14‬, ‭ESV‬

Good became one of us, and He made sure we knew it was Him firstly by having a virgin birth Him. Then He died to save us from sin. Let us celebrate His miraculous love.

VerseD: Psalm 100:2

Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!

Psalm‬ ‭100:2‬, ‭ESV‬

God became one of us to redeem us from sin and separation. Let us gather together in joy to thankfully sing His praises.

VerseD: 1 Chronicles 16:10

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

1 Chronicles‬ ‭16:10‬, ‭ESV‬

Because we know that God became one of us to save us from sin and wrath, we can come together as believers and joyfully praise His Name, now and forever!

VerseD: Psalm 95:6

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!

Psalm‬ ‭95:6‬, ‭ESV‬

We should bow down and worship our sovereign Creator, knowing He has saved us through the cross.

VerseD: 1 Corinthians 13:13

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:13‬, ‭ESV‬

We have faith in Christ’s work to save, hope in His resurrection of eternal life, and by these we know He loves us. Let us now love each other.

VerseD: Hebrews 10:23

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.

Hebrews‬ ‭10:23‬, ‭ESV‬

All that goes wrong in this world, all of the people who are unfaithful and betray us, we know, because of prophecy and Christ’s resurrection, that God is faithful and will never leave us. With the promised seal of the Holy Spirit in us, we can hope for the future as we love out our faith today.