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Category: Holidays (Page 2 of 3)

Jesus According to Mark

One of my favorite debates during the Christmas season centers around the validity of the Die Hard movies being Christmas movies! I personally think those movies are great Christmas movies since they were released around the Christmas season but nevertheless, I digress!

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Jesus According to Matthew

What do you love the most about the Christmas season? The Christmas season is one of my favorite seasons of the year. I love the beauty of the season with all of the lights, and the music, and the festivities, and the special food, and the time we spend with family and friends.

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Luke 24:1 – 49 | The Power of the Resurrection

It is Easter Sunday! It is the day that the church all over the world celebrates the resurrection of Jesus. The horror of the brutal death of Jesus on the cross of Calvary on Good Friday gives way to celebration and joy in the truth that Satan, Sin, and Death have been defeated once and for all in the resurrection and empty tomb of Jesus.

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Christmas 2022 | Part II: The Perfect High Priest

The Christmas season is here! A week from today we will all wake up and celebrate the birth of our Savior. Jesus, was born to live the perfect life, unstained by sin; he was born to die on a cross in our place as the perfect ransom for our sin; he was born to miraculously leave the tomb empty, three days later, proving that Satan, Sin, and Death were no match for him; and he was also born to ascend into Heaven to take his seat at the right hand of God the Father Almighty, leaving us with the promise of salvation and eternity with him, if we confess our sins and place our faith in him.

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Matthew 1:1 – 17 | The Family Tree

Have you experienced the tension of the family tree at Christmas? One of the things I both love and hate about the Christmas season is the gift of family! Please catch my drift, it’s not that I hate family at all; it’s that I hate some of the drama and the disfunction and the negative emotions and experiences that come with being part of a family.

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