Who Is Jesus? The Bread of Life
December 24, 2022
Right at the heart of Christmas is a claim to the identity of Jesus as the God-Man incarnate. If we celebrate the baby in the manger without really wrestling with who that baby is, we're not getting Christmas. The whole point of Christmas is the Christ and the implications that has for our lives.
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Jesus is the Good Shepherd, and this means that part of the nature of Jesus as God is his caring, protecting, saving, and shepherding. He gave his life for his sheep and truly cares for us.
December 23, 2022
The first part of the image of Jesus being the door comes from the verse—"If anyone enters by me, he will be saved." The second part is that Jesus provides safety for his sheep. The concept of safety is an especially relevant one today.
December 22, 2022
The Pharisees were the intellectual elites, so how did they become blind? How did they miss that Jesus was God? The key is humility.
December 21, 2022
Right at the heart of Christmas is a claim to the identity of Jesus as the God-Man incarnate. If we celebrate the baby in the manger without really wrestling with who that baby is, we're not getting Christmas. The whole point of Christmas is the Christ and the implications that has for our lives.
December 20, 2022
Here we come to the most difficult thing of all—the actual practice of forgiveness. Joseph understands it and he reaches out to say the hardest word and do the hardest thing.
December 19, 2022
Our task to learn how to have joy and love and all of the fruits of the Spirit is of great significance so that we can avoid having a fake religion, saying one thing and doing another. We want to live in a way that is authentic.
December 17, 2022
The choice before us is between learning to forgive or just gradually becoming more estranged from people and more bitter. For there is no way to be in an intimate relationship with another person without the constant practice of forgiveness.
December 16, 2022
This passage finds Joseph ending up in prison. We all experience temptation, yet we can find the faithfulness of God in even that sort of darkness. This is a lesson we all need to learn.
December 15, 2022
We live in a fallen world, and it's good to be reminded that God is in charge of even the difficult things of life, and that he uses them for our good and his glory. This passage of Scripture helps us keep that perspective.
December 14, 2022
Jacob's wrestling with God encourages us to persevere with whatever we may be facing in our lives. We need to wrestle through it like Jacob did and we must not give up.
December 13, 2022
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One group says the Bible is a book about love, mercy, and kindness. They think of the story of the Good Samaritan and of Jesus telling us to turn the other cheek. So how could anyone think the Bible prevents a tolerant society? But for another group, the Bible is far from tolerant. There’s the conquest of Canaan. There’s Elijah killing Baal’s prophets by his own hand. And in the New Testament, Jesus talks often about hell. That’s not tolerant. What then can we say in answer to this question? Get your free resource and learn more today!