Matthew 2:1-12 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, “Where is He who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw His star when it rose and have come to worship Him.”When Herod the king…
Psalm 139 King David experienced many challenges, as we do in our day and age – like abortionists who mess up God’s weaving in the wombs of expecting mothers. We see the following in this Psalm: The Psalmist ends by asking God to lead him in the way everlasting, which is not a thing or…
Luke 2v1-7 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. And all went to be registered, each to his own town. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea,…
Luke 1:46-55And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for He has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His Name. And His…
Luke 1v26-38 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord…
2 Corinthians 1v12 For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you. (ESV) Background: We saw last week that the only thing that helps us is the will…
Matthew 1v18-23 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce…
2 Corinthians 1v12-24 You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many. For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but…
Genesis 17 Introduction: Like I said this morning, anything that we do that is not the design of God is “Hagar-ism” – it is self-reliance and a deviation from Sola Scriptura. For thirteen years God didn’t speak to Abram or Sarai, He spoke to Hagar. Now we see Him speaking again with Abram, making a…
2 Corinthians 1v8-11 For we do not want you to be ignorant, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on…