December 2011
Trust Shepherds (Luke 2) →
“It came about when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds began saying to one another, ‘Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened…
“So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the...”
– WOW! A serious exhortation.
I Peter 5:1-5
“Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls...”
– ESV Study Bible Notes
“Resolved to make sure that, no matter the audience, my speech is genuine,...”
– Matt Henslee, December 27, 2011 (via mhenslee)
“Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way...”
– I Peter 4:1-2, 7, 11
The zeal of the LORD of hosts has done this
Isaiah 9:
2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shined.
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will...
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“Can you not see, that everything that man boasts in, his intellect, his...”
– Bringing Down the Mighty - Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
“John the Baptist was the only child ever to use a womb for a pulpit. In the...”
– Phil Ryken (The Incarnation in the Gospels - R.E.C. series)
“Framed in light,
Mary sings through the doorway.
Elizabeth’s six month...”
– Luci Shaw (poet) of the old covenant (John) greeting the new (Jesus) within their mothers’ wombs.
6 foundational beliefs of the incarnation that...
1. Jesus, Lord and Christ, is the unique Son of God, the second person of the Trinity. He is truly and eternally God, of one substance with the Father.
2. Like the Father and the Spirit, Jesus the Son is infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, truth, love, and grace.
3. Jesus is truly God and truly man, yet one person, the Christ, the only mediator...
What is choking the fruit of the Spirit out of your life?
The Entire Christmas Story in One Verse
Well 2 verses, 1 sentence:
“But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.” Galatians 4:4-5
ht: The Poached Egg, http://www.thepoachedegg.net/the-poached-egg/2011/12/the-entire-christmas-story-in-one-verse.html
The largest volunteer army in the world is that one made up of those who proclaim the name of Jesus Christ as their Saviour. Rev. Kittredge of NLICC
“What would cause God’s glory to breakout from yourself? Live for something outside yourselves” - Scotty Anderson (WRPC)
“Vincimus fugiendo: We conquer by flight!
Avoiding the occasions is the best way...”
– Dr. Robert Rayburn, 2 messages on Proverbs
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IT’S NOT ENOUGH TO DO GOOD
You have to be mindful of God in the good that you do. “Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good” (1 Peter 4:19).
“For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly” (1 Peter 2:19).
“Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father...
Desire Good Days?
For
“Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
(I Peter 3:10-12)
King Jesus, David’s Line (Luke 1) →
“He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and His kingdom…