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Luke 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord The heavens are opened now and the message of the angel of the Lord is announced --- "good tidings of great joy!" The message was to the humble shepherds and it will mean much to us if we can, in humilit... Read More

Luke 2:12 And this [shall be] a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. Again the voice of the angel rings out to the shepherds: "Christ the Lord --- the Babe --- lying in a manger." How easy it would be for the shepherds to find Him. No other newly bor... Read More

Isai 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. What a joy it is to know that He is what we long for most of all in this sinfu... Read More

"She brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him up in swaddling clothes and laid him in the manger, because there was no room for them at the inn". Luke 2:7. Those were not merely casual circumstances, because they were announced from heaven as being "the sign". The angel said, "And this is th... Read More

During the Great Depression that hit Australia in the 1930’s, a family, like many families during this time, was struggling to put food on the table. Certainly luxuries were considered a very distant dream. One day posters were pasted up all over town announcing the arrival of a circus. Admission wa... Read More

Luke 1:39-56: And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth…………And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house. I have always found in myself some feeling of delic... Read More

"His name shall be called Emmanuel . . . God with us." (Matt. 1:23) . "The Prince of Peace" (Isa. 9:6). "There's a song in the air! There's a star in the sky! There's a mother's deep prayer, And a baby's low cry! And the star rains its fire While the beautiful sing, For the manger of Bethlehem cradl... Read More

Many people do not believe that the Bible is a reliable document of history. But, it is a very very trustworthy historical document. If we were to look at a chart that compared the biblical documents with other ancient documents, we would see that the Bible is in a class by itself regarding the numb... Read More

Was Jesus simply a mythical figure, a fabrication by religious zealots who wanted a symbol to rally behind for whatever reason they needed at the time? Or, was Jesus an actual person who lived in Israel 2000 years ago? Most often, those who deny Jesus as a historic figure denounce the New Testament ... Read More

The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former, and in this place will I give peace. The house that is to be builded for the Lord must be exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all countries. — The glory of the Lord ... filled the Lord's house. Destroy this temple,... Read More