God's promises are good for all eternity, although this was spoken by the prophet Zephaniah over 2600 years ago, to a people in deep trouble and in deep distress, it stands as true today as it did back then.  The Lord your God is in your midst, if you are a true follower of Christ Jesus, you are indwelt with the Holy Spirit of God, He resides within you, with you every moment.  The Lord is a mighty one to save, through the amazing grace of God you have been saved, and we can know there is nothing that will take us too far away for His love to reach us, He is mighty to save!  God rejoices over each of His children continually, you are His prized possession.  The Lord quiets you with His love and through His peace that is beyond all human understanding, Oh the peace of God.  And He will exult over you with loud singing, just as you raise your voice to bring exultation to Him in praise and worship.  This verse from old is such a great reminder of the everlasting promises of God to those who love Him, Jesus Saves!

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If you have spent any time in church listening to Scripture teaching, you have heard this verse.  This verse is from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount that is filled with so much wisdom to live by as a Christ follower.  As we know our heart is the true center of our being, our heart is what drives us to be the person we are, good or bad.  God desires to have your heart, a heart beating for him, a heart devoted and committed to Him.  King David was described as a man after God's own heart, David had a heart that belonged to the Lord.  Here Jesus says  'where your treasure is, there your heart will be also', the things you treasure in your heart, the desires of your heart, the dreams in your heart, that is the place your heart truly dwells.  If your heart is seeking worldly desires, riches, fame, sex, drugs and rock and roll, then you have no place in your heart for God.  God wants you to seek Him with all your heart, to love Him with all your heart, and to know Him with all your heart, God wants your heart in its entirety.  The desires of your heart determine the direction of your heart, what you treasure in your heart is what you will seek after.  Devote your heart to Jesus, Jesus Saves!

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Pride, the sin of Satan!  Humility, the way of God.  We cannot truly have a reverent fear of the Lord if we are filled with pride and arrogance, for pride says I am more important than God, it is all about me.  The Lord desires that we put Him first in our life, that we stay focused upon Him, His greatness, and His love for us.  We have been created in the image of God, created by God for God, we were not an accident that was created in some Big Bang, that is plain foolishness and ignorance at its best.  God created you in His image so that you could have a relationship with Him, to rely upon Him, to lean on Him, to learn from Him.  And when we have that reverent fear of God and we serve Him with the utmost humility, as the proverb tells us, God honors us, provides for us and gives us an abundant life in Him.  Pride separates us from God, it is self centered living.  Humility unites us with God, it is reverent living in Him, Jesus Saves!

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Are you living with intentionality?  Do you live each day as though the Lord Jesus could come back at any time?  Are you ready for His return?  These are questions that every true believer should be able to answer in an expectant manner.  It can be so easy to get caught up in the everyday tasks of our life, busy with work, school, children, Grandchildren, and so much other stuff that we allow our focus on the Lord to fade into the background of our busy life.  The Word of God tells us to look up for our redemption is near, to be ready for His return at any moment for none of us know when it will happen.  For almost two thousand years people have been predicting the return of Jesus, some by simply guessing a date, and others by making wildly fantastic, extraordinary predictions of when and how He will return.  They were all wrong, for no one knows.  That is why we are told to be ready because no one knows the hour or the day, it could be today, tomorrow, or even one hundred years from now, Be Ready!  Live your life with intentionality, prepared for the Lord's return to happen at any moment, Jesus Saves!

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When living your life your way is most important to you, you have no room for Jesus.  We are told in the Word of God that we must be Born Again, and that it is a process of true metamorphosis of the old person into the New Life in Christ.  The old life and the old way of living is gone, you have become a new creation in Christ and this changes your perspective on life completely.  When the Lord Jesus comes into your life, He does a miracle on you and in you, the desire to be that old person dissipates, it is gone, you no longer have those old desires, the new has come.  Here Jesus tells those who have ears to hear, whoever would save his life, that meaning continue to live the old way, not surrendering to the ways of Christ, that person will lose his life.  But the person who surrenders his life, gives up his life for the Lord Jesus and lives a life dedicated to Him, he will save his life.  Truly the reality of this is quite simple, the one who is truly saved is changed into a Christlike creation, the one who only says they are saved but never changes, is lost and will lose their life.  No conviction, no conversion ~ no change, no salvation, Jesus Saves!

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Being youthful has its moments, when you just feel like you are too young to do anything, people shun your youth, shy away from your inexperience, and fear your immaturity, never giving you a chance to prove you can handle the task. But even when you are older, then people look at your advanced age and think oh, they are too old for this job, they will just not be able to handle the stress of this position, yet neither of these are really accurate. As the Apostle Paul tells his young protege Timothy, never let people treat you poorly due to your youth, you can do the job that is required of you. But in every aspect you must show them you are up to the task, show other believers that you are mature in the way you talk, in the way you handle yourself, your actions, and in love, faith and purity, of which all of these are of great importance. No matter your age, the way you carry yourself shows who you truly are, your words, the way you speak them, your attitude toward others, are you loving and caring. As well as your spiritual life, are you a true person of faith, are you real. And do you live a chaste life, living the pure life the Lord has commanded you to do. In reality, age doesn't matter, but the person within the body, Jesus Saves!

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This verse from Psalm 103 by itself is powerful and a great reminder for all who love God.  We are human and we do tend to forget, we allow ourselves to get busy, distracted, maybe even depressed at times and we move God out of first place in our lives.  But when we look at what the Psalmist wrote following this reminder it gives us a much better perspective of how much our soul must be blessing the Lord every moment of every day.  The Lord forgives our sinfulness, and He paid a great price in doing that, dying on a brutal Roman cross to pay my sin debt.  He is the great physician, healing my diseases, illnesses, broken bones and broken hearts.  When life gets hard, when I am walking through the darkest valley, He walks with me, He is always there to walk me right out of that valley.  The Lord covers us in His steadfast love, pours out mercy upon us everyday, and because of His amazing grace we are saved through faith.  Bless the Lord O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.  God is good all the time, Bless the Lord O my soul, Jesus Saves!

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Jesus often used those things that were familiar to the people when He spoke to them, here using the vine, grapes were very prominent in those days and still are.  Most knew well the relationship between the vine and the branches, and the well known fact that a branch disconnected or cut from the vine would die off.  So Jesus uses the relationship between the branch and the vine to show how our relationship must be, abiding.  Abide in me as I abide in you, in other words, as the Holy Spirit of God resides in each believer, we too are to be in Him, well connected, in constant prayer, walking daily by the Savior's side, hand in hand, fully trusting and leaning in His understanding.  As Jesus continues, He says the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, only if it abides in the vine.  And neither can you bear fruit apart from the Lord Jesus, on your own, apart from Him, walking at a distance, pretending to be in Christ will not work and you will pay the ultimate price.  It is all in the relationship we have with the Lord Jesus, simply saying you have a relationship with Him is not enough, there must be evidence, fruit must be growing on the branch that is connected to the vine.  Jesus says abide in me, Jesus Saves!

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Throughout Scripture we are given ways in which we can show our relationship with the Lord, the apostle Paul says that ought not think more highly of ourselves, that we should put others first, never trying to one up another, be a servant, and here the writers of the letter to the Hebrews states that we should not neglect to do good and share what you have with others.  When we do these things and live our lives this way, our personal sacrifice is pleasing to God.  God looks upon our kindness and compassion toward others as real worship of Him, He sees this as your way of praising Him by showing His love to other people.  
       Think about how the Lord Jesus lived His life while on earth, He did not demand things His way, He was not the first in line for food, He did not even have His own home to lay His head.  The Lord teaches us to be self sacrificing, giving to others first, being generous, and if we wait to eat and nothing is left, that is OK.  Let us never neglect to do good for others, showing the Love of Christ to those around us, Jesus Saves!

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In context the apostle Paul is writing to the church at Corinth about a specific issue, what they eat and drink, how it affects them and others.   But we can take this lesson from the Apostle and apply it to our daily lives, whatever you do, from the time you get out of bed in the morning, to the time you lay your head down on the pillow at night to return to slumber, do it all to the glory of God.  And if we think about it for a moment, how we carry ourselves in the grocery store, at a mall, in a park, wherever we might be, people see us, they see how we react to certain situations, the words that come out of our mouths, our attitude, are we kind or are we rude and nasty?  As Christians, we represent God in every aspect of our lives, even when we are alone.  Our lives matter, they matter to God, and they matter to those around us, therefore we should always be cognizant of how we are glorifying God in our daily lives.  Let your light shine bright, bring glory to God, Jesus Saves!

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The Apostle Paul gives some of the best guidance a person can have and use, do not be conformed to this world.  Unfortunately the world we must live in is a hostile place, a polluted environment, filled with debauchery and wickedness, truly a place that has little or no use for God.  We must be diligent to ensure that our mind, our thoughts, our daily habits are not driven by the influences of the world in which we live, and Paul gives us the method of doing just that.  But be transformed by the renewing of your mind, take care as to what lands in your mind, what thoughts fill your head, what you see, and what you hear, they all are fighting for your attention.  By renewing your mind daily, you will then be able to discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.  The best way to do this is by being in the Word of God every day, meditating upon what God says is good and letting that transform your mind and your thinking.  Cleanse you mind with God's word, Jesus Saves!

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If you could ask one thing of the Lord and you knew it would be granted, immediately, what would your request be?  As David writes this Psalm, he pours out his heart toward the Lord, his salvation, his protection, his confidence, and then says there is one thing I have asked of the Lord, that one thing that I will seek after, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.  David had placed all his faith and trust in God, David was dependent upon God, David leaned on God's understanding not his own, and he walked by faith not by sight.  The request that David makes here shows his heart for God, to dwell with the Lord all the days of his life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple.  God is the center of David's life, God is everything to him.  Where is God in your life, is He the center of your life, or an afterthought, a once in a while need?  Do you spend quality time with the Lord every day, in prayer constantly, in reading His word, in meditation upon His precepts?  Relationships are built on trust and faithfulness... How is your relationship with Jesus?  Jesus Saves!

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What is the Sabbath?  God says that it is a day of rest, a day made for man to take advantage of some time, relaxing and spending time with Him.  Sounds pretty simple, right?  Well, not so fast, man took this day of rest with the Lord and added enough rules to it to gag a maggot, truly making it a day of restraint and regulation.  But Jesus made a very profound statement in regard to the Sabbath, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath", meaning God put this day there as a day for man to take it easy and relax, God never put any stipulations on how man was to honor the Sabbath, but to simply rest as He did after creating the world and all that is in it.  For some people a day of rest might be a hike in the woods, a day spent sitting on the beach, for some it might be watching TV or movies all day, and for others doing absolutely nothing.  Truly the idea is for us to rest with the Lord, spend time with Him while rejuvenating our bodies.  In reality, the Sabbath is much more beautiful in God's economy than in man's, Jesus Saves!

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The apostle Paul's message to the church at Corinth was really simple, be encouraged, do not lose heart, do not allow the course of this life to get you down.  As time goes by our bodies change, we grow from a helpless baby, to a toddler, a child, a teenager, young adult, and life goes on, we age and the older you get the chances of bodily issues rises.  We are kind of like a car engine, they do not break in they break out, they wear out, our bodies eventually wear out and quit working, it is natural.  But, in that time prayerfully our spirit increases, we mature in our faith, as Pauls puts it our inner self is renewed each day.   As our bodies change in appearance, as the aging process takes hold and gravity has its way, there is a magnificent change that takes place within us as well, our faith in Christ grows, we mature Spiritually, we grow closer to the Lord as our appointed time to be with him grows closer.  Be lifted up today, knowing that your faith will make you well, that God has you right where He wants you, Jesus Saves!

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God speaks through the Prophet Isaiah to a people who are now living in a very bad place, they have been taken away from their home, they are now in exile in Babylon.  But God does not desire that His people live in the darkness of the past, is God telling you on this new day to stop dwelling on the darkness of your past and to seek Him and the Kingdom, to look forward not backward?  The Lord says stop remembering all the bad stuff, the former things, the past, forget it, for I, your God is doing a new thing, I want you to be a New Life in Christ Jesus.  If you will trust me, place all your faith in me, I will make a way, for I am the way maker, I will make a way in the wilderness, in your dry desert, in your broken life, trust me, follow me.  If we will stop leaning on our past as a crutch to remain the old self, and look to the Lord, things will change, we can be different.  But if we persist in hanging on to the bad of our past, refusing to let go, refusing to trust Jesus to lead our life, we are destined for a bad place, for we hang on to the former things in a lack of faith and lack of trust, truly in unbelief.  Today must be the day you say no more, I will no longer remember the former things, I am moving forward with the Lord, I am a New Life in Christ, Jesus Saves!

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Light and darkness, they represent complete and totally opposite realms within our world.  Light represents good, righteousness, Godliness, Christ is the light of the world, He brought light into this dark world.  And then there is darkness, darkness represents sin, wickedness, evil, darkness covers up the sins of this world, Satan is the prince of this world of darkness, he brought sin into this world and rules over it for a time.  Jesus is the giver of life, and He fills each life of the believer with light and therefore makes them the light of the world along with him.  The light of Christ is bright, it is steady and the darkness of the evil one has not and cannot overcome it.  Light will alway dominate darkness, light a match and darkness dissipates, turn on a light in a room and darkness is gone, the sun comes up in the morning and it is no longer dark.  When Jesus died on that cross on Calvary He was placed in a sealed dark tomb, dark with death.  But that darkness was only temporary, the darkness could not hold Him, He rose with the light of day, and He shines bright every day since and into eternity.  As we go into eternity, there will be no sun in the sky, for Christ will light the new Heavens and the new earth, there will be no darkness, Jesus Saves!

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In this portion of the Apostle Paul's letter to the church at Corinth, his second letter that we have to read, Paul gives us a number of traits and signs that show a person is in Christ Jesus.  We have died with Christ, we no longer live for the flesh as we once did,and we are known to God, therefore...  If anyone is in Christ, in a relationship with the Savior of the world, he is a new creation.  Salvation changes a person, even the most vile wretch will become a loving, caring, New Life in Christ.  There is no way a person can be Born Again and remain the same old nasty person they were before, the old person is gone, dead, passed away, and the New Life, the changed life lives.  The Lord Jesus makes this point as well when He says 'you will know them by their fruit', it will be obvious they are a New Life in Christ.  If the tree bears no fruit, it's a bad tree.  If a person exhibits no change in their life, then something is awry.  When Jesus becomes the Lord of your life, your walk changes, your talk changes, your attitude changes, it is no longer you that lives, but Christ in you, Jesus Saves!

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As Solomon has now completed the Temple, and the building has been dedicated, this is the last sentence of his benediction to dedicate the Temple.  And it was a true reminder to the people then, that God is alway faithful, and we are to remain faithful to Him in every way all the time, to be wholly true to our God.  How we follow God is a very critical point as to our relationship we have with Him.  Solomon tells the people you must be committed to our God, walking daily in His statutes, keeping His commandments, as you are doing this day.  You and I are asked by the Lord to do the same things, we are to walk by faith, daily committed to His word, in prayer, in community with other believers, growing and maturing in our faith.  So, as we get ready to start a New Year, let each one of us rededicate the Temple of the Holy Spirit to be wholly committed to the Lord in every way He desires, walking with Him daily, spending time in His word daily, in prayer with our Lord every day all day long, and establishing relationships within the church family, meeting new people, and making it a point to attend a bible study we have not attended.  Let's go all in for the Lord, Jesus Saves!

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The apostle Paul is talking to the church at Corinth about the proper way to give to God, yes he is talking about giving of your time, talents and treasure.  Paul makes a point here that you cannot out give God, if you give with a willing, loving, generous heart, God will see that you reap a bounty.  We have all heard people tell of how God has done this, they gave when they didn't have the means to give, it just seemed as though they were being irresponsible, it just did not make sense at all, but God did do exactly what He promised, they not only had enough, they had more.  I have seen this repeatedly over the years, giving faithfully, generously, giving with the right heart not begrudgingly, and God has always ensured we have enough and more.  No matter what you are doing, if you do it with the right heart, a generous heart, God will indeed see that you reap generously as well.  Paul says if you sow sparingly, you will reap sparingly, be it seeds, money or anything else you do, God is good all the time, God loves a cheerful giver, Jesus Saves!

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This verse that Paul penned in his letter to the church in Rome is one of the best evangelistic verses in all of Scripture, it is simple and to the point.  Over the past almost two thousand years there have been many people who have studied God's Word, written about His word, and taught His word, and many of them have missed the simplicity of the Good News.  Nowhere in the Bible does it say you need to be a good person to be saved, nowhere in the Bible does it say you have to earn your salvation, or doing anything to obtain a New Life in Christ other than what it says here.  You must confess with your mouth, speak the words showing that you truly do hold Christ Jesus in the Highest place within you heart, Lord.  And you must believe that God raised Him from the dead, this shows your faith in Him, knowing that Christ is resurrected from the dead and lives to this day.  Both of these actions on your part prove your faith to the Lord, for only He knows your true heart.  So today, if you do hold Christ as Savior, as Lord, confess it with your mouth, and believe in your heart God raised Him from the dead, and be Born Again, Jesus Saves!

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The apostle gives us some words of encouragement here as he deals with the impact the world and the wickedness therein has upon us as believers.  There are wicked and evil people all around, they are just like what the Prophet Micah wrote in Micah 2:1 "Woe to those who devise wickedness and work evil on their beds"  But we know that God is faithful, He never leaves us to fend for ourselves, He is always with us, He knows the darkness that pervades this world and He knows the battle we go through on a daily basis.  Jesus defeated the devil at his own game, but Satan is still the prince of this world and will be until the fullness of time comes when the Lord comes and takes him down.  But you can walk through this world knowing Jesus overcame this world and so will you, stand firm in the faith as you walk in it, the Lord is with you every step of the way, Jesus Saves!

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Merry Christmas Church family, may the Joy of the Lord fill your hearts and overflow with the Love of God.
A savior is born, the prophecy of a coming Messiah had been told for years, many years before it actually occurred.  Isaiah spoke this prophecy in the darkest times in Israel's short history, exile to Assyria and Babylon.  But there was some very Good News to be had, Mary is told that she is the chosen one of Israel to bring this child into the world, Mary you will conceive and bear a son, the Son of the Most High God.  And He will take the throne of his father David, and His kingdom will have no end, it is eternal, He is the King of Kings and Lord of Lord's, there is none like.  All of this is the culmination of God's amazing plan to reconcile man back into an intimate relationship with Himself, and it all started with the birth of a baby in a manger in the little town of Bethlehem over two thousand years ago.  As you celebrate this day, ponder the unfathomable depths of the love of God for bringing a Savior so that you could be saved, the pain that it caused God to see His son pay your sin debt, but the Joy it brings Him every time a sinner repents.  Jesus is the Only Reason for this Season, Jesus Saves!

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The Christ child has been born in a stable in Bethlehem, Mary's first born child, a boy named Jesus.  There is no fanfare, no crowd gathered to welcome the newborn King, but an Angel of the Lord has come down from Heaven to give this Good News to shepherds in a field outside the little town of Bethlehem, and he tells them, I have Good tidings that will bring  great Joy.  And then the Angel says to those shepherds, For unto you a child is born, this day, in the City of David, a Savior who is Christ the Lord!  This is truly more than Good News, this is a promise fulfilled by God, He has sent the promised one, the Messiah to His people.  And this is just the beginning of this most important act of God, the birth of this baby boy leads directly to Jerusalem, to a Triumphal entry into that great city, a lamb being led to slaughter for the salvation of His people, culminating with His death on a cross and His resurrection from the dead, defeating sin, defeating death, defeating Satan, and bringing eternal life to all who would believe in Him.  
       That is the Christmas Story, a baby born to save His people, a Savior... Jesus Saves!

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The birth announcement of the most important person to ever walk the face of the earth!  It was not printed on special paper, it was not engraved with gold, it was not announced on the nightly news... No, it was taken to the most lowly of people on earth, shepherds tending their flocks in a field outside of Bethlehem.  God does things in His way, without regard to what is normal or acceptable to humans, God does it His way.  God brings the Good News to these men by night in a field, the night is lit up like daytime with the appearance of an Angel of the Lord, and fear sets in.  This night would be forever remembered by these men, it was like nothing they had ever seen or experienced.  fear not men, I bring you Good News, an announcement of great Joy, and this news is for all people, it is for the world!  
       If we look at the ministry of the Lord Jesus, we can see exactly why God did this, the rich, the well to do, the Religious Leaders, very few of them believed, they fully rejected the Messiah, and they led Him to His death.  This news was taken to people who would believe, who would hear the news and use it.  Jesus is the Good News at Christmas and every day of the year, Jesus Saves!

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In reading of the birth of the promised Messiah over and over, year after year, I believe God is showing all of us that just because things do not work out as we have planned them, they still work out for the best.  We can be sure that Mary and Joseph did not plan on this baby being born in a stable, they surely never imagined it would happen like this.  They were in a strange town, a small town at that, there were most likely many people there, more than this small could possibly accommodate, and therefore it was a difficult situation.  But God, God had a plan all along, God was not surprised by how this child would be born into the world, this was all part of God's greater plan.  Prophecy was fulfilled by Jesus being born in Bethlehem, just one of many that Jesus' birth, life, death, and resurrection fulfilled.  
     We as People have a tendency to doubt what we do not understand, discount what seems impossible, and scoff at the absurd... But God doesn't always use the normal, the usual, or the mundane, God does what God does, even when we see it as unbelievable.  Nothing is impossible with God, Jesus Saves!  

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A great deal has transpired in this young girls life in the last couple of months. An Angel appeared to her, he tells her she is the chosen one of God to be that virgin girl to deliver the Messiah into the world, and now she is with her cousin who is elderly expecting a child of her own... That is a lot to process.  But rather than sitting back overwhelmed, anxious, and retreating from life, she writes down her thoughts of all that has happened and her thoughts are truly praises of the God who has brought all of this about.  Mary says that her soul magnifies the Lord, her heart is filled with the Lord's Joy, Peace, Hope and Love, Mary is completely and totally content with her situation, God's situation for her.  Then she continues with more praise of the Lord, My Spirit rejoices in God my Savior.  Think about that statement, Mary, in a few short months will be delivering the One who will deliver her from her sin, the one who will save her, the child she will deliver in time will deliver her.  Every part of the Christmas narrative is filled with so much hope in Christ, it shows us how we can be at peace even when our circumstances might not be ideal, Jesus Saves!

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What a beautiful scene, two women miraculously blessed of God, one an elderly woman who was barren is now pregnant, in her sixth month, and the other a young virgin pregnant with the Son of God, both women blessed beyond measure.  And Mary's cousin Elizabeth takes note of the tremendous faith of young Mary, that even though this proclamation from the Angel from Heaven was far out of reality, she believed she trusted God to what was promised.   God has a perfect track record when it comes to fulfilling His promises, He has never reneged on even one, God does what He says He will do.  Oftentimes people lack faith and trust in God because it just seems beyond belief, they cannot see it, it is beyond their own reality.  But God does the impossible, and we must believe He still does the impossible, we need only believe.  Jesus said if you have the faith of a mustard seed you can move mountains... Think about that for a moment, faith the size of the smallest seed, can move mountains 10,000 feet tall!  Remember, the Holy Spirit that resides in you as a believer, is the same Holy Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead, live like you are filled with the Power of God the Holy Spirit, believe like He is guiding your life, trust Him do what He says He will do, Jesus Saves!

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The young Jewish girl Mary, the chosen virgin of Prophecy, told about for hundreds of years has been told of her upcoming pregnancy by the angel Gabiel.  But Mary says to him, how can this be, I have never been with a man?  And Gabriel explains it to her in this way, and an amazing, miraculous way it is indeed.  The Holy Spirit of God, let us never forget that the Holy Spirit is God, not an angel, not an it, but He is God!  The Holy Spirit of God will come upon you, (Think Genesis 1:2), and the power of the Most High, that being the very power of God, will overshadow you, the Lord Himself is coming to be with you, literally.  And you will at that moment, you will be with child, the very Son of God, the child of the Most High.  Now this is one of the most amazing narratives we read in God's word, it is the miracle of miracles, it is the greatest of interactions between God and a human being.  Young Mary is told exactly how the process of becoming pregnant with the Son of God will happen, it is truly unbelievable.  For man this is impossible, but for God?  Nothing is impossible with God, Jesus Saves!

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Turn your eyes upon Jesus, take a good look at the life and death of the Son of God on earth, all the pain and suffering He endured as He walked day by day toward that brutal cross on Calvary.  Jesus met the same temptations you and I meet, He dealt with hateful, mean, indignant people, He was accused of things He never did, He was taken and crucified for crimes He never committed, but He did all of that for the world, to bring salvation to this world.  Today, whatever might be going on in your life, good or bad, look to Jesus, the one who created and perfected your faith, and with joy in His heart endured the shame, the hate, the pain and the humiliation of the cross to save you from sin and death.  But Jesus did not stop at dying for the sins of the world, He rose from the dead, defeating death, sin and the evil one, and He is now seated in Victory at the right hand of God the Father.  Look to Jesus, lean on Jesus, trust in Jesus. Know He is the answer to all your problems in this life, Jesus Saves!

Pastor Roy
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This verse in the opening thoughts of chapter four of the Apostle Paul's letter to the church at Ephesus is part of a bigger thought.  We need to read the verses before and after to get the complete message that Paul is delivering.  He says that we are to walk in a manner worthy of our calling, and to do that we must walk in humility, with all gentleness, and with patience, always bearing with one another in love.  As well we must maintain a unity with each other in the spirit of the bond of peace, unity in Christ is essential.  We have all been called by God, set apart for His good purpose, we therefore must walk in a worthy manner, we must represent Christ in a way that shows we are children of the most high.  Humility is the one part of this that truly drives the rest of how we live among others, thinking more of them and less of ourselves.  And we should be gentle and loving always, this is the life of Christ, treating others with respect and dignity.  And of course we need to be patient with others, this one can be a challenge when dealing with people who are difficult, but it is not impossible at all, we need to be walking in faith and by faith in the Spirit as we walk through this world, walking worthy of our calling, Jesus Saves!

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You are a Child of God!  The moment you are saved by Grace through Faith, you become a Child of God, adopted into the family of God, you are an heir.  You are no longer that old self, you are no longer anything that people might say defines you, you are a New Life in Christ Jesus.  In the movie The Overcomer, a man in the hospital dying asks the man visiting him, who are you?  His response is, I'm a football coach, a teacher, a father....  And the man interrupts him, and says, no who are you?  The answer to that question from a believer is, I am a Child of God!  We cannot allow anything to define us, to define who we are in Christ Jesus, He defines who we are, and right here in the book of John, Jesus says, when you come to me in faith, you are in, you are a Child of God.  Never allow your past, your failures, your family, your poor decisions, whatever it might be, never allow that to define who you are, never!  You are born again, into the family of God, Jesus Saves!

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The faith you have was given to you through the word of God, all salvation comes from the Holy Scriptures.  Whether you heard a message from a Pastor, had another Christian evangelize to you, or you read the message on your own, the faith you have originated from God's own word.  Today we wonder if there are any people left who have not heard the good news, and I would say there might be many who have never truly heard the authentic good news of Christ Jesus.  In today's electronic age it seems hard to believe that not everyone has heard, but we must understand not all people have ears to hear, nor do they even allow the good news to come near them.  What we listen to, what we allow to enter our ears affects us, it molds us and it determines what we believe.  So, if hearing the word of God brings you to faith, then hearing the opposite does much damage to the soul of a person.  We can therefore say with certainty that the Word of God does indeed transform a person and draws them out of the world and into the arms of Christ Jesus.  Get into the word and let the word get into you, Jesus Saves!

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Time is of the essence. We live in a world where everyone is in a hurry to get somewhere, and there are so many people who are going as fast as they can and have no idea why they are in a hurry.  But much of life requires us to be patient, to wait, for the time is not right just yet, the fruit is not ripe, there needs to be a cure time, whatever it might be.  James uses the example of a farmer being patient for the crops he has planted, to ripen, to get all the time in the ground they need to become good mature fruit.  Our life as a follower of Jesus is like that, we must be patient in our suffering, patient in our discipling, and patient in waiting for the Lord's return, all things happen in their time, they cannot be rushed.  
     Have you ever needed to complete a project and it required to be painted, and you rushed to get it painted and then rushed to put it into use, and the paint was not dry yet, but you did it anyway?  The result is often not good, the paint was not dry, not sured, and it ended up not looking as it should have.  Likewise, we must be patient, establishing our hearts in the Lord, being ready for His return at any moment.  Look up for your redemption is near, Jesus Saves!

Pastor Roy
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Love, here in his epistle the apostle John talks a great deal about love, God's love and how the love of God affects believers.  The majority of this chapter is about the love of God for God is love.  John tells us that we love because He first loved us, and so we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us.  And it is that love that came into our lives and changed us, redeemed us, justified us and saved us from sure death and destruction.  And the one who abides in the love of God, abides in God, and therefore God abides in them.  For God so loved the world He sent His only son into the world to save the world, that is real love, pure love, unselfish love, never ending love, the love of God.  Knowing God is knowing the love of God and living out the love of God every day as God resides within you filling you with His love, His joy, and His peace.  We love because He first loved us, Jesus Saves!

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When Jesus spoke to the crowds, to His disciples, He always made it relevant to their life and their times.  Sheep and shepherds were a very prominent part of everyone's life in those days, and most all people were well aware of the job a shepherd held.  One shepherd was responsible for many sheep, to gather them, to lead them to fields of green grass for food, to lead them beside still waters, and to protect them at night from anything that might come against them.  That is exactly what the Lord does for us, and it is a perfect picture of what He did for the Hebrews as He led them out of bondage in Egypt.  The Good Shepherd, He gathers wayward people who are much like sheep and He draws them to Himself for salvation, nurturing their souls, redeeming them and bringing them to a place of true repentance in Him.  Then over a lifetime on earth He guides their lives as they place their full and complete trust in Him.  The life of a believer is very much like that of a tender sheep who needs the love and protection of a Good Shepherd, they are vulnerable, trusting, obedient at times, and fully reliant upon the Lord as their Good Shepherd, Jesus Saves!

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The Superscription, or title of this Psalm truly says it all about what is written here within, Revive Us Again.  The psalm speaks of deliverance, forgiveness, mercy and grace, all coming from God.  As we read of the failings of the Hebrews in their journey out of Egypt, it should be a great reminder that you and I are no different, we fail in the same ways over and over again just as they did.  But God, God forgives the iniquities or sins of His people.  God is love and He shows us that through His long suffering, His ability to forgive us our sins, to continue to pour out mercy upon those who do not deserve it, and to give overflowing grace.  God, you forgave the iniquities of your people, you covered all their sin.  But God took it even further, God sent His only Son to die for the iniquities of the world, He died a brutal death, a horrible death to bring forgiveness of sin to anyone who would believe in Him.  But He went further, He rose from the dead to bring eternal life to all who believe as well.  If that isn't love, there is no love.  Know this, God loves you and He desires that you live with Him for all eternity in Heaven, call out to Jesus, Jesus Saves!

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A verse of great hope from the Prophet Isaiah.  Much of what the Prophets of old said to the people was messages directly from God that the people did not want to hear.  But this message from the Prophet would have perked up their ears, this was a fulfillment of God's promise to send the Messiah, this is a sign from the Lord Himself.  But then when you read of this sign, this miracle, that a virgin would give birth to a son... Did the people in those days doubt it like the people of Jesus day?  But, nonetheless, God says this is how it would happen, and we know that this is exactly how it did happen, the virgin Mary did give birth to a son, the Son of God, and His name was Immanuel, meaning God with us!  Jesus came to live on earth through this virgin birth and lived among men, and died to forgive the sins of the world, to bring salvation to a lost and dying world.  This is what Christmas is all about, Jesus, Savior, Messiah, coming to save His people.  We can know that Immanuel, God is with us, in us and for us, Jesus Saves!

Pastor Roy
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