What joy was Gabriel’s and all the angels who announced the Christmas gospel! What a glorious message they sang from the skies just above the shepherds’ heads! (Luke 2:8-15). Maybe this Christmas season you know that you need to cultivate a heart of worship for Christ? What do you especially appreciate and admire about Christ? … Continue reading The Days of Christ(mas) 6: The Angels
The Days of Christ(mas) 5: The Inkeeper
The Innkeeper probably thought he had a good excuse for not finding a room for Jesus in his inn and for sending Mary, who was in labor, to go into the cave with the animals to have her baby (Luke 2:7). At least he did provide the cave. And yet, we can imagine that when … Continue reading The Days of Christ(mas) 5: The Inkeeper
The Days of Christ(mas) 4: Joseph
Joseph’s daring faith in the Lord is sometimes missed in the Christmas story. He believed in Mary’s virginity when no one else did and he endured a lifetime of ridicule for doing so. He bet his life on words that an angel spoke to him while he was sleeping. He accepted the daunting challenge to … Continue reading The Days of Christ(mas) 4: Joseph
The Days of Christ(mas) 3: Mary
Mary offered the prayer that receives the Christmas miracle: “Let it be to me according to your Word” (Luke 1:38, NKJV). She was God’s chosen vessel to give birth to the Messianic dream that God’s people had been waiting hundreds of years for. But as any mother knows, it’s painful to give birth! And in … Continue reading The Days of Christ(mas) 3: Mary
The Days of Christ(mas) 2: Zechariah
Day Two Yesterday I referred to Gualtiere’s “Advent Devotional Experience” and his seven character sketches. He begins with Zechariah. To summarize his thoughts, Zechariah is where the story of Christmas begins. Hi nine months of silence after doubting God’s ability to give Elizabeth and him a child was God’s way of getting him to hear … Continue reading The Days of Christ(mas) 2: Zechariah
The Days of Christ(mas) 1: Characters of the Christmas Narrative
Day One Jesus' incarnation was a pivotal event in the course of all history. For hundreds if not thousands of years, the entire calendar of history revolved around the life of Christ. B.C. (before Christ) and A.D. (Anno Domini or Year of our Lord) came after a year designation to show whether it was before … Continue reading The Days of Christ(mas) 1: Characters of the Christmas Narrative
The Record
LIVE@5 - Friday, May 6, 2022 John 20:30–31; John 21:24–25 (NKJV) 30 And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; 31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may … Continue reading The Record
The Ascension
LIVE@5 - Thursday, May 5, 2022 Mark 16:19–20; Luke 24:49–53 19 So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying … Continue reading The Ascension
Jesus Appears to the Fishermen (Again)
LIVE@5 - Wednesday, May 4, 2022 John 21:1–23 (NKJV) 1 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were … Continue reading Jesus Appears to the Fishermen (Again)
The Doubt
LIVE@5 - Tuesday, May 3, 2022 John 20:24–29 (NKJV) 24 Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.”So he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and … Continue reading The Doubt
Devoted To You 