Choose Life.
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Time or Money?
Ecclesiastes 3:13 “That everyone may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all his toil – this is the gift of God.” A boat docked in a tiny Thai village. An American tourist complimented the Thai fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. “Not very…
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Dismay or Delight?
Luke 1:47 “My spirit rejoices in God my Saviour.” MERRY CHRISTMAS! May you have a precious time today with loved ones. Be grateful for all God’s richest blessings in your life. Rejoice and be glad in Him. Not everybody enjoys this time of year. “What has the world come to?” and “What has Christmas come…
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Recognise or Miss?
Isaiah 53:2 “He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.” An old shoe cobbler once dreamed on Christmas Eve that Jesus would come to visit him the next day. The dream was so real that he was convinced it would come true. So…
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Christmas Lights or the Light of the World?
John 8:12 “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” When Pope Julius I authorized December 25th to be celebrated as the birthday of Jesus in A.D. 353, nobody could have foreseen what it would become in our day. And then…
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Confused or Clear?
Luke 2:11 “Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.” A little boy and girl were singing their favorite Christmas carol in church the Sunday before Christmas. The boy concluded ‘Silent Night’ with the words, “Sleep in heavenly beans”. “No,” his sister corrected, “not beans,…
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Sinner or Saint?
Romans 7:24,25 “What a wretched man I man! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God – through Jesus Christ our Lord!” What is your identity? Are you a filthy unworthy sinner, or a saint clothed in righteousness? In the above verse, Paul knew he was wretched, but also fully…
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Pathetic or Prophetic?
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE Psalm 105:15 “Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm.” In this little phrase from the Psalms, God makes the point that there is a sense in which all his children are prophets. Obviously not every one of us is an Elijah or a Jeremiah (praise the Lord!),…
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Distant or Incarnate?
John 1:14 “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” A devout Hindu from India was visiting America and exploring the Christian faith. His deep reverence for life meant he would never kill an animal, fearing it might be one of his reincarnated relatives. He couldn’t accept Christianity’s claim that God actually visited…
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What or Who?
2 Corinthians 9:15 “Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!” Some missionaries were visiting an orphanage and shared the Chrismas story with the children for their first time ever. They sat enthralled, and were then given materials to recreate the manger scene. All was going to plan until one of the visitors spotted 6-year-old…
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Weary or Still Trusting?
Isaiah 40:28 “He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” In John Wesley’s last letter, addressed to the abolitionist William Wilberforce, he wrote: “Unless God has raised you up for this very thing, you will be…
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