Sunday, December 6 The Lighting of The Bethlehem Candle—(purple) the candle of peace—Luke 3:4-6 As we re-light the first purple candle, we remember the meaning of the word “advent” is “coming” or “visit”! We are preparing for the Advent of Christ at Christmas; walking through those historical steps and taking our time…….Read More
Saturday, December 5 Read Matthew 1:18-23 Having read or heard the story so many times, we tend to overlook many of the intricate details of these events, and how they affected the lives of the people. The birth of God’s Son into the world was one of the most disturbing events in…….Read More
Friday, December 4 Read Matthew 1:18 One of the essential doctrines of the Christian Faith is referred to as the “virgin birth” of Jesus. Actually, the baby Jesus was born just like any other child, but He was not conceived like every other child. To be the “Christ-child” – the “Messiah” –…….Read More
Thursday, December 3 Read Matthew 1:16-17 We end our study of the genealogy of Jesus with three important truths. In verse 16, Matthew goes to great lengths to make sure his readers understood, while Jesus was born to Mary, her husband, Joseph was not Jesus’ father. Jesus was not born of man,…….Read More
Wednesday, December 2 Read Matthew 1:7-17 Today we continue with the genealogy of Jesus from David as we follow the “kingly line”. Perhaps this chart will be helpful. The genealogy of Jesus demonstrates that God’s grace is not inherited, but rather “given” as He wills. For example, there are…….Read More
Tuesday, December 1 Read Matthew 1:1-6 Ok, let’s just get this genealogy stuff behind us, and get on with the real Christmas story. Not so fast!! This is the Christmas story, for had Jesus not been in the lineage of Abraham and David, His birth, His life, His…….Read More
Monday, November 30 Introduction to Matthew’s gospel—Behold the King Read Matthew 1:1 The four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, are the only indisputable records of the birth, life, ministry and message of Jesus Christ as the Savior sent from God. The first of the four, Matthew, was written by…….Read More
Sunday, November 29 As we begin the Christmas season, we must review the Old Testament prophecies that foretold the coming of the Savior. In Matthew 1:22-23, the gospel writer said, “Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying ,…….Read More
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BEHOLD THE KING A Study of Matthew 1-2 By Wayne J. Edwards, Pastor Advent is a season of waiting, expecting and hoping. The word “advent” comes from the Latin word “adventus” which means “coming”. For Christians, celebrating Advent helps to prepare our hearts for the celebration of the “coming” of Jesus Christ as our Savior…….Read More
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The story can be found in 1 Samuel 24. Instead of building up the people of Israel, and being concerned about the nation’s enemies who were already camped at the border, King Saul wasted his time and energies chasing a young man named David. God had used David in a mighty way, but with no intentions of harming King Saul. However, because of his jealousy and lack of spiritual leadership, King Saul refused to give up the hunt. Finally, David confronted King Saul and asked him, “After whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom do you pursue? A dead dog? A flea?