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              Luke 2:8-11 says Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people...

1:12 Qualified: To receive an inheritance in heaven through Jesus’ work on the cross If Jesus had not died for our sins we would only receive wrath Of course, the one blessing that ought to move us constantly to thanksgiving is that God has made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light” (Col. 1:12). The word fit means “qualified”: God has qualified us for heaven! And, while...

Hi, This is Marty McKenzie with His Love Ministries. It’s the Christmas Season again, so let’s remember that Jesus gave Himself to provide the ultimate gift of salvation, when He died on that cross so that we might go to heaven. Eph 2:8-9 says For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works lest anyone should boast. And Jesus said, 'I...

Col 1:11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; He Prayed for Moral Excellence (Col. 1:11–12) Wisdom and conduct should always be related to moral character. One of the great problems in our evangelical world today is the emphasis on “spiritual knowledge” and “Christian service,” without connecting these important matters to perso...

  The Jews of Paul’s day boasted in their physical circumcision, claiming it was evidence they belonged to God. Many today think something they have done, or not done is what makes them right with God. What do you think it takes to go to Heaven?  Good works, church membership, baptism, communion, Keeping the 10 commandments, I have done more good than bad? Jesus said in Matthew 7 that it has alway...

Paul prays their Wisdom and understanding would lead to practical obedience 1:10 Walk worthy: believers are to live in a way that is consistent with Godly principles Ps 4:3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for Himself; the LORD will hear when I call unto Him. Two words summarize the practicality of the Christian life: walk and work. The sequence is important: first, wisdom;...

 God didn't stutter when He gave us His Word the Bible, He said what He meant and meant what He said. God's word is the only real truth we have and it is meant to be first of all a revealing of His Holiness and standards for approaching Him because He is so Holy. Then it is also a revealer of how we can approach Him by being saved through what Jesus Christ did through His death burial and resurrec...

V9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; [i] 1:9 He prays for them to have a deep and thorough understanding of God’s will In the language of the New Testament, to be filled means to be “controlled by.” When we are filled with anger, we are control...

                    Deuteronomy 11:18-19 says "Therefore you shall lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.  19 "You shall teach them to your children, speaking of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. These commands to put the word...

Paul’ Thankfulness (1:3-8) Paul gave thanks to God for his readers frequently. He told them so, in order to enable them to appreciate the fact that he knew of their situation, and that he rejoiced in their good testimony. These six verses are all one sentence in the Greek text, indicating the unity of thought in this Bible passage.   The Apostle Paul was a great encourager, and this epistle is a g...

 Deuteronomy 7:6 says For you are a holy people to the LORD your God; the LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.  Just as Israel was to be different from all the other nations we as Christians are called to be different from all those around us who don’t know the Lord.  We too are called holy and need to remove al...

Intro:             Paul was the author, He was in prison at the time. Letter is named for the city of Colosse, which was populated by Gentiles (any one other than Jews) and Jews. Paul wrote this letter because Heresy or beliefs contrary to the Bible plagued the church. The Church had Elements of Jewish Legalism and Pagan mysticism that later became known as Gnosticism. Mysticism is popularly known...

1 Thessalonians 5:18 says in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.  I see people thanking God many times in the Bible.  8 times it is Paul who gives thanks even though he’s been locked up, beat up, shipwrecked and many other things have been done to him.  I look around at all of us today who have been given so much, but complain so much and are not appreciati...

The Gospel of John is God’s premiere evangelization book.  It is written by the disciple that Jesus loved using seven key signs that show that Jesus is God.  He uses seven witnesses and the seven I am statements that Jesus gave us while He was here on earth.  John does not give us any genealogy, no birth narrative, no manger scene, he just cuts to the heart of the matter when he introduces the boo...

Hi, I’m Marty McKenzie with His Love Ministries. In Philippians 4:1 Paul tells us to stand firm in the Lord. Are you spiritually stable?  Or are you like the double minded man in James who doesn’t know what he believes and is tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine? The Bible tells us to grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. So how can you stand firm in shaky times.  You ne...

John 21:19 This He spoke, signifying by what death he would glorify God. And when He had spoken this, He said to him, "Follow Me." 20 Then Peter, turning around, saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, who also had leaned on His breast at the supper, and said, "Lord, who is the one who betrays You?"  21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, "But Lord, what about this man?" 22 Jesus said to him, "...

          Deuteronomy 4:2 says You shall not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor take away from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.   Five times in the Bible God tells us not to add to His word or take anything away from it.  We talked about this earlier in the week how God’s word came directly from Him using human authors to write it. God wr...

John 21:14 This is now the third time Jesus showed Himself to His disciples after He was raised from the dead. 15 So when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me more than these?" He said to Him, "Yes, Lord; You know that I love You." He said to him, "Feed My lambs."16 He said to him again a second time, "Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?" He sa...

Psalm 37:31 says The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide' The Bible tells us that if we follow God’s word and In all our ways acknowledge Him, that He shall direct our paths (Proverbs 3:6). When you follow the Lord He puts you in the places He wants you to be and when He wants you there. There is no safer place to be than in God’s Hands. Yes, He will allow trouble to come...

John 21:10 Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish which you have just caught." 11 Simon Peter went up and dragged the net to land, full of large fish, one hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not broken. 12 Jesus said to them, "Come and eat breakfast." Yet none of the disciples dared ask Him, "Who are You?" --knowing that it was the Lord. 13 Jesus then came an...

       Psalm 47:8 says God reigns over the nations, God sits on His holy throne. Throughout the whole of Psalm 47 we are called on to praise God and realize how great He is. We are to willingly submit to His authority and understand He is an awesome great King and will subdue all under His feet one day as He is doing to some at this time. He will give us an inheritance that He has chosen for us an...

John 21:1 After these things Jesus showed Himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, and in this way He showed Himself: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together. 3 Simon Peter said to them, "I am going fishing." They said to him, "We are going with you also." They went out and immediately got...

                  In Mark 14:24 Jesus said to them, "This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many. Jesus is establishing the Lord’s Supper in which we remember the shedding of Jesus’ blood in His dying on the cross for our sins and we also look forward to His second coming. This is not an act which can do anything to save us or contribute to it but the drinking of the cup is a pict...

John 20:24 Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said to him, "We have seen the Lord." So he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe." 26And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thoma...