Join us for study — Wednesday 📖 ✏️ 📅 December 19th @7P |📍Solare Cafe @Element Eatery Check out what we're studying! Romans 1:1–4 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God— the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus...
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Join us for study — Wednesday 📖 ✏️ 📅 December 19th @7P |📍Solare Cafe @Element Eatery Check out what we're studying! Matthew 1:20–21 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” Read the context The top...
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Join us for study — Wednesday 📖 ✏️ 📅 December 19th @7P |📍Solare Cafe @Element Eatery Check out what we're studying! Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Read the context Most people prefer a full house at Christmas. Why? — You are built for nearness and relationship. And Christmas is a time that happens. It's when God comes close too. That's what that name "Immanuel" means: God with us. Empty...
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Psalm 89:1–4 I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant, ‘I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.’” Read the context What contracts are hardest to break? A 12-month lease? A...
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Luke 1:46–49 And Mary said:“My soul glorifies the Lord — and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me — holy is his name. Read the context Your manager passes over you on a project. You didn't get the invite to the party. Do you ever feel unnoticed? Mary recognizes in her song that she should be unnoticed by God, but instead he chose her to...
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Luke 1:41–43 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? Read the context An acrobatic catch in the end zone... A walk off home run. You jump off the couch to celebrate your team. John the Baptist knew victory had arrived even before he was born. He...
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Isaiah 40:25–26 “To whom will you compare me?Or who is my equal?” says the Holy One.Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one — and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Read the context Orion's Belt... The Big Dipper... The North Star. If you look up at night can you recognize the big ones? Up in the sky are more lights than you can count, painted...
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Matthew 3:10–11 "The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire. I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." Read the context In springtime, you don't hesitate to clear out what's dead. The ax is at the root. John's warning is clear: judgment is coming, and no one...
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Romans 15:5–7 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. Read the context Group projects can be frustrating. Differing opinions, ideas, and voices all push against each other. But the best groups thrive when all come together....
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