Micah 5:2 โBut you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.โ Read the context "He's from WHERE?!" It's shocking to find out a celebrity is from a tiny town. Try your Savior's town for size: Bethlehem was a tiny town โ maybe 1000 residents. But God picked the place hundreds of years before Jesus was born. A humble town. A humble king. God greets you at...
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Isaiah 35:1โ2 The desert and the parched land will be glad; โ the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; โ it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. Read the context Planting beautiful landscaping in the desert is a foolish task. Don't do it. God calls your heart a desert. When you reflect on this life... you know that's definitely true: you're dried-out from the struggles of this world. So what should you do about it? You don't... Only God can plant...
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Psalm 146:6โ8 He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in themโhe remains faithful forever. He upholds the cause of the oppressed โ and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free, the Lord gives sight to the blind,the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,โ the Lord loves the righteous. Read the context There are some messes most folks can't fix themselves: plumbing issues... electric... car troubles. The world has even bigger problems that you can't fix:...
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Luke 1:68โ70 โPraise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, โ because he has come to his people and redeemed them. He has raised up a horn of salvation for us โ in the house of his servant David (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago). Read the context Are you patient leading up to Christmas? It's hard to be. You're looking forward to gifts, travel, visitors, rest... But it's always worth the wait. King David lived 1000 years before Zechariah โ John's father. God's people had waited...
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Dec 24th @7P |๐The Carnegie Center of Columbia-Tusculum Text "CHRISTMAS" to (513) 986-7740 for Parking Info ๐ (Tap to send this text!) Luke 1:63โ66 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyoneโs astonishment he wrote, โHis name is John.โ Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God. All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all...
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December 19th @7P |๐Solare Cafe @Element Eatery Check out what we're studying! Isaiah 9:6โ7 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called โ Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. Read the context A child, and yet a king. Born a son, yet everlasting. The child promised to Isaiah was more than...
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December 19th @7P |๐Solare Cafe @Element Eatery Check out what we're studying! Romans 1:1โ4 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of Godโ 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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December 19th @7P |๐Solare Cafe @Element Eatery Check out what we're studying! Matthew 1:20โ21 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, โJoseph 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.โ Read the context The top...
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December 19th @7P |๐Solare 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? โ 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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