Topic:JOSEPH WAS A MAN OF FAITH January 11 Matthew 1:24, “Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife.” MATTHEW 1:18-24 Much attention is given to Mary and her piety, but Joseph was quite a man of …
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Topic:DESERT TRAINING January 10 Luke 1:80, “And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.” LUKE 1:57-80 John the Baptist had the most important job assignment ever given to any mortal in the history of the world. …
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Topic:CHOOSING JOY January 09 Luke 1:46-47, “And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.” LUKE 1:39-56 Here, Mary makes a very clear distinction between her soul magnifying the Lord and her spirit rejoicing. Our soul is the part of us …
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Topic:BELIEVERS RECEIVE January 08 Luke 1:45, “And blessed [is] she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.” LUKE 1:39-56 There are many reasons why God’s blessings don’t always come to pass in a person’s life, but the most frequent …
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Topic:THE POWER TO SERVE january 07 Luke 1:41, “And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost.” LUKE 1:39-56 Upon hearing the greeting of Mary, John the Baptist leaped for joy inside …
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Topic:NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE january 06 Luke 1:37, “For with God nothing shall be impossible.” LUKE 1:26-38 What a statement! If we just believed this, how different our lives would be! From birth we are trained to know our limitations. You can’t have this. Don’t touch that. Don’t put things in …
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Topic:KNOWING GOD’S WILL IS NOT ENOUGH january 05 Luke 1:34, “Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?” LUKE 1:26-38 Contrast Mary’s question and Gabriel’s response with the question that Zacharias asked Gabriel and the response that he received (Luke 1:18-20). You …
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Topic:CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? January 04 Luke 1:18, “And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.” LUKE 1:5-25 Zacharias and Elisabeth were righteous people (v. 6) who prayed for a child for many years. …
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Topic:ABOUT GENEALOGIES January 03 Luke 3:23, “And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli.” MATTHEW 1:1-17; LUKE 3:23-38 Even the genealogies are inspired by God and profitable (2 Tim. 3:16). Matthew traces Jesus’ …
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Topic:NOW, OR THEN? January 02 John 1:16, “And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.” JOHN 1:1-18 The Christian life is not like an insurance policy that only pays off when we die and go to heaven. Every believer has now received the grace of God …
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