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19 Dec

The Season of Miracles

Devotional, December 19, 2021

December is not the time of year for feeling hassled stressed or sad. This is a season of miracles; hope should abound at Christmas time! The miracle of Christmas is that Christ loved us and was willing to give His life for us, even when we were without knowledge of Him. “But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) Jesus is the Promised One! He is Emmanuel, “God with us.” The prophets spoke of His coming centuries before it happened: “But thou, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though thou be.

24 Oct

Changing Seasons

featured, October 24, 2021

It has been said, “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” A lovely thought…. Autumn is a magnificent time of year. All of the changing seasons are beautiful. God has designed it that way: “He has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11) As the seasons change, so our lives are constantly changing, sometimes from day to day! In the center of all of this change there can be a.

1 Jul

Freedom: Remember Who We Are

Devotional, featured, July 1, 2021

There are fundamental issues that must be addressed by those of us who claim to be believers and followers of Christ. Webster defines fundamental as “anything that serves as the foundation or basis of a system of belief, as a truth, law, or principle; a primary and necessary truth; an essential.” David who replaced Saul as the new king over Israel wrote in Psalm 138, “for You have exalted above all else Your name and Your word and You have magnified Your word above all Your name!” Jesus said, “He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he.

2 Apr

The Symbol of the Cross

Devotional, April 2, 2021

Justice Jackson stated, “A person gets from a symbol the meaning he puts into it.” What defines a symbol? Webster’s dictionary says, “A symbol is something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship, association, convention; a visible sign of something invisible.” As we near the celebration of Easter and focus on the message of the cross, can the church be relied upon to stand for truth? Do believers today demonstrate allegiance to the cross? What is allegiance? According to Webster, it is “The obligation of fidelity. It is faithfulness, loyalty, devotion: Adherence to truth or fact;.

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