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The Annunciation: The angel Gabriel announced that Mary would conceive and give birth to the Son of God. Gabriel told Mary great truths about Christ. These three truths, if denied, will send the unbelieving soul to hell. The Annunciation | Christ Is Great: “He shall be great” A. Many times we use the term “great”…
Jeremiah 6 outlines God’s justification for judgment against Judah. God continued to extend salvation, but they rejected it completely. Jeremiah 6 Key Word: “Flee” Key Verse: v. 3 “The shepherds (Babylonians) with their flocks (armies) shall come unto her; they shall pitch their tents against her round about; they shall feed every one in his…
Daniel 3 records the courage of three men who stood up against the peer pressure of a pluralistic society under threat of execution. The Concord of Religion and State A. The Image of Man 60 cubits high = 90 feet6 cubits wide = 9 feet B. The Creation of Man –> Image of Gold, unlike…
Driving a car is like playing baseball; it’s the number of times you make it home safely that counts. Autos did away with horses; now the autos seem to try and do away with people. The best thinkers on their feet are pedestrians. Often the more horsepower in the car, the less horse sense in…
Drinking kills 25,000 yearly, yet we continue to permit alcohol to be sold. Yet, if a mad dog bites a person, we kill the dog. It’s much better to sit tight than to drive that way. Dignity is one thing that cannot be preserved in alcohol. There is no situation so bad that a few…
Doubt sees the obstacles—faith sees the way. It is easy to raise doubts about duties we do not want to perform. When in doubt, always tell the truth. A pessimist can hardly wait for the future so he can look back with regret. Are you a thoughtful doubter—or a doubtful thinker? A pessimist is a…
Three Views of Christmas The reason for this annual burst of gift buying, parties, and hysteria is a quiet event that happened a long time ago. You can say that is all societies there has always been a midwinter festival and that many trappings of our Christmas are almost violently pagan. But you come back…
Jeremiah 5 is a conversation between Jeremiah and God. This reminds us Abraham’s bartering conversation with God over the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18:22ff). Key Word: forsaken Key Verse: v. 7. Quotable Quote: “For to sin, indeed is human: but to persevere in sin is not human but altogether satanic.” John Chrysostom Jeremiah…
“From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17). The Baby in the manger grew up. The young man who asked the doctors of divinity questions, now preaches a message. But it was not a message of health, wealth, and success. The message…
“Andrew followed Jesus” (John 1:40). Andrew and his brother, Peter, were fishermen. Their hands were rough and chapped from throwing fishnets into the water hundreds of times. In those days, fishing was not a pastime or a sport; it was a hard, poor life. Unlike his brother who had no patience for religion, Andrew was…