The Name That Saves
She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. (Matthew 1:21) Hope at Christmas has a name, and that name is Jesus. When the angel appeared to Joseph in a dream, he didn’t just announce a birth – he declared a mission. “You shall […]
The hardship that often comes with following Christ
And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.” (Luke 2:34-35). Mary had a […]
Who is Jesus to you?
And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God (1 John 4:14-15). I love history. And as I think back on history, I think of some great […]
Christ’s intercession for you
For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf (Hebrews 9:24). Every Christmas, the hearts of believers everywhere focus on the birth of Christ. Now, while I love the fact that […]
The price of your freedom
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins (Colossians 1:13-14). One Christmas Eve before midnight services, the great preacher A. C. Dixon was putting the finishing touches on his sermon about redemption. He was frustrated […]