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Good news for the shepherds
BY DAWN REED “And there were shepherds…” (Luke 2:8-20). How fitting. Moses had been one for many years and then became a shepherd to the people of Israel in the desert. David had been a shepherd as a boy. He penned our most favored Psalm. Often seen on cards or shared at funerals, Psalm 23
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Have you tried Jesus?
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Christmas is about Jesus coming to earth to become a man, to live as a man and to die as a man. Jesus was born for us. He was given to us. He died for us. Why did we need Him? Why was He born? Why did He
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Appreciating the Sacrifice at the Cradle
BY GREG CRUM “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye
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Christmas study at the jail
BY DAWN REED At the jail Sunday, female inmates sat on the floor as we studied the first part of the Christmas story. Due to the number incarcerated, we were squeezed into the visitation room. No one complained. We always begin by telling them why we’re there. We want to remind them that God sees
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Pour water into the basket
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Matthew 25:21: “His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.” A certain king needed a faithful servant and had to
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Sight Unseen Part 2
BY GREG CRUM “And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou
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How can this be?
BY DAWN REED That day, it was only a poor teenage girl and the angel of the Lord (Luke 1:26-38). There was a lot to take in. An angel. Good news. A baby on the way. The Son of God. Mary listened. Then she had a fair question: “How can this be?” Gabriel gave a
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Fear Not
BY JACK WARDPASTOR, TOMAHAWK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH There seems to be no limit to our fears. In a Peanuts cartoon strip, Charlie Brown goes to Lucy for a nickel’s worth of psychiatric help. She proceeds to pinpoint his particular “fear.” “Perhaps,” she says, “you have hypengyophobia, which is the fear of responsibility.” Charlie Brown says,
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Sight Unseen
BY GREG CRUM “For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?” I John 5:4-5 Here’s a news flash for you—God has never lost a
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Asking for eggstra help
BY DAWN REED The deviled eggs nearly ruined the Thanksgiving feast before it began. The apostle Paul had a thorn in the flesh. I believe I’ve found mine: peeling boiled eggs. I grew up in a family of delicious meals, holiday or not. Almost every one of them featured a crystal tray filled with beautiful
