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The “heavenly peace” … the angels announced is God’s gift to you this Christmas, even if your world seems a long way from being peaceful. It is simply the peace that comes from knowing that in the birth of Christ, eternity irrevocably invaded time and God drew near to you and me through Jesus Christ, our Immanuel.
Read Philemon “I appeal to you, Philemon, to show kindness to my child, Onesimus…He is no longer your slave, he is your brother.” (Philemon 1:10,16) Thoughts… Missionary Stan Mooneyham tells of walking along a trail in East Africa when he became aware of a delightful odor that filled the air. [...]
Read Psalm 1 “By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.” (Genesis 2:2) Thoughts… On the seventh day, God rested—so shall we. You will notice on our New Testament reading plan that there are [...]
Read Psalm 1 “By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.” (Genesis 2:2) Thoughts… On the seventh day, God rested—so shall we. You will notice on our New Testament reading plan that there are [...]
Weekend Reading Then Moses said to the LORD, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.” So the LORD said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the [...]
Weekend Reading “The Lord was with Joseph and he prospered…” (Genesis 39:2) Thoughts… Proverbs 3:33-35 says, “The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. He mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble. The wise inherit honor, but fools [...]
Weekend Reading Abimelech answered Isaac, “We saw clearly that the Lord was with you; so we said, ‘There ought to be a sworn agreement between us…’” (Genesis 26:28) Thoughts: There are no weekend readings scheduled in our New Testament plan in order to give you a chance to make up [...]
Ray Noah
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