Celebrating New Years to the Glory of God?
December 31st, 2008 by Cg
If we are to do all for His glory (1 Cor 10:31)…. 
How do you plan to do this tonight?
Cg
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December 25th, 2008 by Cg
I appreciate your stopping by my blog, to read over my ramblings and endeavors to shed light upon the essence of God’s word.
I believe that is the role of Pastors everywhere as brought out in Nehemiah 8:8, to help the people to understand God’s word. To that end, I endeavor to continue this next year, as the Lord allows, to answer questions, encourage biblical studies and pray that God’s word will continue to feed and direct His children as the saints go (not go to, but as they go about living their daily lives), not to evangelize the world, but to make disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.
May the Lord so fill you with Himself that you are as a light on a hill and that your light will shine before men to the glory of God!
As we celebrate the birth of Christ this season, and His being our Peace with God, please join me in asking Him to help us to grow in Him, to desire His word more, to be continually confessing and repenting of our sinfulness and to help us to have a humble, servants heart that is receptive to His will and that He would be please to glory Himself in using us.
Let Christ be the center of your celebration today.
Merry Christmas, Cg
Peace….
December 23rd, 2008 by Cg
Today’s daily verse is the marvelous, magnificent and monumental announcement of the Messiah’s arrival. The announcement of God’s Peace to His people.
“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” (Luke 2:11-14)
Shepherds and Angels
Announcement of Jesus birth came to the social outcast of the day, the shepherds.
As a working class they were the least thought of in Jewish society. They were under a Rabbancial ban, because they were unable to perform all the necessary ceremonial cleansing nor attend the Temple at required times. They were also thought less of because some were associated with having difficulty in identifying “thine” and “mine” when it came to tending flocks. As in any group of people, it only takes a few to mar the entire group. They were looked down upon so much that they were not even allowed to bring testimony in court. Certainly, as in so many societies the work they performed was needed and all of the society enjoyed the fruit of their labor, but they held a very low position in society. (more…)
A son is coming!!
December 22nd, 2008 by Cg
The past few weeks, I have been blessed with the opportunity to fill the pulpit for our Pastor while he has been away. I took the church through the visits by the Angel Gabriel to the priest Zechariah and the virgin Mary in Luke, chapter 1. Gabriel visited Zechariah while he was, performing the once in a lifetime, service in the Holy Place of the Temple at the Altar of Incense and Gabriel came with the wonderful message that his prayer (life prayer) had been heard and God was going to bless him, in his old age, with a son. Further Gabriel told him that his son would be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. This child was the last Old Testament Prophet -John. Who became known as John the Baptist.
What wonderful news! God had heard his prayer for a child and now, even in their old age, He was going to bless them with a son. His wife, although a righteous woman was barren and not looked highly upon by other women in her village because she had no children. Some even thought that it was because of sin, that God had not blessed her with a child. As the years had passed, her hope of having a child dwindled as she was now advanced in her years.
Every Jewish girl knew of the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” Each young woman must have asked themselves…would it be me? (more…)
Rekindling
December 6th, 2008 by Cg
The Lord has been very good to me and has taken me to new places, with new experiences and insights over the past several months. I have enjoyed His blessings upon my life as my family and I have transitioned to a new church home, finished my Masters degree, continued working and being involved in daily activities with my family.
There is definitely a season for everything in life and this past season for me has been one of many endeavors, but they did not include this blog. I’m ready to jump back in, to share scripture and insights, and I pray that we can encourage one another through our comments. So please feel free to comment and participate in a conversation about our Lord Jesus Christ.
Much has happened in the United States this past year, many folks are having hard times and difficulties abound. But one thing remains a constant, as a bedrock for the solace for all Christians - God is Sovereign! He is on the throne and nothing happens outside of His will.
Take comfort brethren, Jesus Christ is Lord!
Peace and Grace to you
Pilgrims Progress for Free
June 10th, 2008 by Cg
This months free audio book offering from the folks at Christianaudio.com is the highly acclaimed book by John Bunyan “The Pilgrims Progress.”
This book was once so revered, it was considered to be second only to the Bible. Written by Bunyan while in prison for preaching, it is an allegorical story of a Christians walk, life and hope in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The book is part of the Public Domain and is available in a myriad of places in book form, down loadable text and audio. So whether you take part in this free offering from Christian Audio or another site, I do hope that you will take the opportunity to enjoy this classic.
Peace, Cg
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