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Beyond the Nativity, A Four Week Devotional on the Incarnation: Week 2: The Purpose, Day 1: To Reveal the Father and To Do His Will

December 3, 2012
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GEERTGEN tot Sint Jans, Nativity, at Night, 1484-90

nativity at nightJohn 14:8-11

“8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I…

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Beyond the Nativity, A Four Week Devotional on the Incarnation: Week 1: The Description, Day 5: Dying in the Flesh

November 30, 2012
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FERRARI, Defendente, Nativity in Nocturnal Light, 1510

1 Peter 3:18

“18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,”

 Peter said these words.  And He knew all too well how a zealous lover of Christ can feel when they sin.  Temptations to just stay away for a while may come and overwhelming feelings of shame can put a damper on passion for our Savior.

But Peter learned and…

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Beyond the Nativity, A Four Week Devotional on the Incarnation: Week 1: The Description, Day 4: His Body

November 29, 2012
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BALDUNG GRIEN, Hans, Nativity, 1520

1 John 1:1-3

 “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— 2 the life was made manifest, and we have seen it, and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was made manifest to us— 3 that which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you…

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Beyond the Nativity, A Four Week Devotional on the Incarnation: Week 1: The Description, Day 3: In Our Likeness

November 28, 2012
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BOTTICELLI, Sandro, The Mystical Nativity, c. 1500

Hebrews 2:14-18

14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. 16 For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham. 17 Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every…

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It Starts Monday: Beyond the Nativity…A Four Week Deovtional on the Incarnation

November 25, 2012
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 I’d love to get past the bows and baking and get to the real heart of it this time.  I want that same feeling I had as a kid about the magic of Christmas to be translated into my adult life over the awe of Christ coming in the flesh.  Some years it happens…some it doesn’t.

I just spent yesterday morning searching the web for new ideas for traditions to keep Christ in Christmas.  I’m overwhelmed.  I want to do them all!  How can I possibly add one more thing…

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