To Jews, it is Shavuot; to Christians it is Pentecost!

To my Jewish friends, "חג השבועות שמח"  To my Christian friends, "Happy Pentecost!"  Sundown this evening marks the beginning of the festival of Shavuot in Jewish tradition.  Given that, I want to tie this Jewish feast and Christian observance together with several things we've touched on recently, so stick with me! In our study, Looking for …

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Jesus Christ: Light of the World!

“I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness....I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” ~John 12:46, John 8:12 Oh how blessed we are that Jesus Christ is our Light …

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Jesus: Born to Die…that You and I Might Live!

“...the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” ~Revelation 13:8 (NKJV) Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world (John 1:29, 36), was born to die, that you and I might live!  As we discovered yesterday, Jesus is both the Lamb of God and the Good …

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All Praise to Our Great God for “Shaking it Up!”

Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever.  Amen ~Ephesians 3:20-21 All praise to our great God!   Though …

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