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Advent Sunday Week 2: A Priestly Child Is Born

By Ayrian Yasar | December 8, 2024

The newborn baby laid in the manger wasn’t wearing the well-made, beautiful clothes of a high priest; rather, he was wrapped in cleaning cloths for animals. Jesus didn’t look glorious or important, but his job was the most important in the world.

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Jesus Was Conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary — The Apostles’ Creed, Article of Faith 3

By Campbell Markham | December 6, 2024

What is the third article of the Apostles’ Creed stating about Jesus, “who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary”?

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4 Good Things to Remember about God’s Grace When Facing a Besetting Sin

By Christina Fox | December 5, 2024

When facing a besetting sin—a sin that seems to haunt us, taunt us, and rule us—we may feel discouraged. Here are four good things to remember about God’s enabling grace during such times.

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God Comes to Us in the Dirt

By Ayrian Yasar | December 4, 2024

God became dirty and low on this earth so that we might be clean and elevated. What does this mean?

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Peace with God, Deliverance from Shame: The Gospel of Luke Chapter 1

By Le Ann Trees | December 3, 2024

In the book of Luke, we find shame in the very first chapter. Yet, God was working a solution to take away not only the reproach of Elizabeth and Israel but ours as well.

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Justice, Generosity, and Jesus

By Campbell Markham | December 2, 2024

One need not be rich to be generous. True Christians are cloaked with the righteousness of Christ and their joy in their salvation pours out, even from deep poverty, into a wealth of generosity for others.

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