“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. And Joseph, her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. But when …
When did, ‘no end to the increase of His government or peace’ begin? This point is a little out of order, but it is in line with our previous topic. This one point, if understood correctly, can transform our view of politics as Americans forever. I’ll give this my best shot because I believe we …
What does it mean that the government will rest upon His shoulders? What government or governments? It should be evident that the Messiah would have the government of Israel to bear. He is, after all, the eternal fulfillment of the Davidic promise. But is there more? Or does every government rest on Him? The answer …
“For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, on the throne …
THE SEED OF ABRAHAM In our last post, we saw that Jesus was also the seed of Abraham. Let’s examine this a bit further. Allusions to the Seed of Abraham began in Genesis 3:15 where we see the first hints of a coming savior. The NIV renders it well: “…he [the Seed] will crush your …
Mary, Elizabeth & The Holy Spirit In order to recapture the truth that King Jesus has come, and to participate in celebrating to the fullest, we need to look at several key elements of God’s story. We need to see how others saw Jesus and pray that this view reforms us. We begin in Luke …
O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan’s tyranny; From depths of hell Thy people save, And give them victory o’er the …
Results of Parenting This final section is different from the objective section because it has to do with pros and cons for parents. The benefits of parenting done well and the ramifications of parenting done poorly. I’m going to fire through several proverbs, offering brief commentary along the way. Proverbs 10:1 says, “A wise son …
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