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Christmas Day Dec 25

27 Dec

The True Meaning-The color for Christmas is White symbolizing purity and light reminding us of Christ’s coming.-Many people work frantically to get things ready for Christmas Day and then suddenly it is over and past. Often the true meaning of Christmas is buried under the hurried rush to buy gifts. It is a time when we give gifts but we should remember that almost 2000 years ago, God gave us the best gift of all. He sent His Son to die on the Cross and opened the way to fellowship with God and enabled us to find everlasting peace through that fellowship. Christmas Day should be a time to resolve to work this coming year to draw closer to God and work to bring peace to that area that we touch in our daily lives. When you open your gifts this Christmas, open the Bible and reread the story of the Nativity and reflect on the greatest gift of all.

 

 
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Introduction to Christmastide

25 Dec

 
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Fourth Sunday of Advent-Dec 21

19 Dec

Hope While we know Christ was not born on December 25th because the shepherds would not have been out on the hillsides with the sheep in the winter, we actually have no idea when He was born because no date is recorded of His birth so one day is as good as another. The early church felt His birth was very important since it changed the world and felt it should be remembered. Dec 25th was chosen because it is the darkest day of the year. After that date, the days begin to get longer again. It is a good time to celebrate Christ who is the Light of the world, because it reminds us that when things were darkest, Jesus came to bring us hope. Like the days, the world isn’t instantly better, but it begins and builds little by little until we can see that things are brighter than they used to be. Many churches continue to provide valuable social services to individuals and Christian social services have a success rate far beyond that of government and even for-profit organizations because they often provide individual attention by individuals who care about their clients They often provide far more comprehensive services than other agencies as well. In addition, they provide hope of individual transformation through the power which comes from God

 
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Third Sunday of Advent Dec 14

13 Dec

  -Peace Luke 10:v.13 And suddenly there was with the Angel, a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, v.14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. The angels gave glory to God and pronounced peace on the earth, yet we don’t see peace. Our world is constantly at war and our TV screens are filled with images of suffering and destruction. Why don’t we see the peace that was promised? The Bible says that in the last days there will be wars and rumors of wars and men will say “Peace, Peace” but there will be no peace because men have turned their backs on God and seek their own benefit, rather than God’s will. We will not see peace throughout the world until Christ comes, but each one of us can have peace in his/her heart in the midst of the turmoil around us as they put their trust in God. The soul that trusts in God will not be shaken by the storms of life.

 

 

 
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Second Sunday of Advent Dec 7

05 Dec

  Joy Luke 2:10 “And the Angel said unto them, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.”- The Jewish people were straining under the burden of Roman rule because they had turned their backs on God and ignored His Law. They found no joy in the Roman occupation. It seemed that God had abandoned them for there had not been a prophet in Israel in 150 years. Suddenly an angel appeared and announced that she had a pronouncement that would bring joy to everyone, not just the Jews. The Jews did not realize it, but the Messiah was coming, and He would deliver mankind not from Roman rule but from the power of sin and death itself. That is something to celebrate.

 

 
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First Sunday of Advent-Nov 30

26 Nov

John 3:16 -For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not parish, but have everlasting life. The first Sunday of Advent is the first day of the Christian calendar and if you take it seriously, could be the first day of your eternal life. It begins a journey in which Christ calls us to follow Him and if we are faithful and follow will take us from where we are to the cross and from the cross to the grave and from the grave to heaven. When the world was drowning in sin, God loved us enough that He sent Jesus to open the way for us to receive eternal life. Advent should be a time when we prepare for the journey we will travel in the upcoming year. Please join me on the journey.    

 

 
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Meaning of Advent-video

26 Nov

 
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Advent

26 Nov

As we prepare to celebrate Christ’s coming, we should search ourselves to see if we are worthy of His coming. Christmas comes at the time of the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah in which the Jews celebrated the cleansing of the temple after it had been plundered and defiled by the Syrians. They had to cleanse the temple before they could worship there again. Our lives have been polluted and defiled by the things of this world and we need to seek Christ and ask Him to cleanse the pollution out of our lives so that our lives may show the love of God and be a light to those who do not know Christ. Christmas reminds us that Christ has come to redeem the World. Once a believer recognizes Christ as their Savior, they begin their journey to becoming a disciple. Advent begins the Christian calendar and should begin the church’s teaching that should lead them on that  journey.  Follow me through the seasons as we cover the major teachings of the church.

 

 

 
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Christ the King Sunday Nov 23-B

21 Nov

) God has ordained that one day He will come to earth again to take his followers home and then He will hold a marriage supper to celebrate His marriage to His bride (the Church) Though many argue whether Christ will return before the tribulation, during the tribulation, or after the tribulation, God in ordaining Rosh Hosanna and Yom Kippor has spelled out the sequence of the last days. (The coming of Christ followed by the time of tribulation, and finally the final judgment and the end of the age when Christ ushers in the new heaven and the new earth and rules for 1000 years, followed by the marriage supper in heaven-See “Before Your Eyes”) Since God fulfilled the Passover and Pentecost exactly as He ordained them, I have no doubt that He will do the same with Rosh Hosanna. This is the last Sunday of the Christian calendar and celebrates what will one day be the last day of the human race as we know it, when Christ ushers in the new heaven and the new earth which Christ shall rule and from which Satan and all who follow him will be forever banished.

 
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Christ the King Sunday Nov 23-A

21 Nov 
(A) While the third and final holiday which God commanded the Jews to observe, Rosh Hosanna, occurs in 
September on our calendar, it is connected with the harvest season and our harvest season is later and occurs in
 November. As a result, it is better celebrated in connection with our harvest. Since the establishing of the 
Christian calendar, Christians have celebrated Christ the King Day, the celebration of the Second coming of 
Christ, on the last Sunday of the Christian calendar, the Sunday before Advent begins the new cycle. It usually
 occurs the Sunday before Thanksgiving, though it occasionally occurs the Sunday after. Christians no longer 
celebrate Christ the King Day and take little thought of Christ’s return. True believers will be caught up in the 
air with Christ on the first day, while non-believers will go through the tribulation where they will have a final 
chance to repent. Since we don’t know when Christ will come again, it is important for us to be ready. According 
to God’s Word, the final harvest will be complete at the end of the days of Tribulation, and God will close the 
books forever and we will celebrate the marriage Supper of the Lamb with God in heaven. (See “Before Your 
Eyes” for more on the holidays)
 
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