Archive for December 2020

December 25, 2020 John 3:16-17 GOD‘S LOVE FOR THE WORLD It’s the best gift, ever. Something wonderful is happening: God is loving this world. God has loved us, and will…

December 24, 2020 John 1:14 THE WORD BECAME HUMAN 2020, the year of the pandemic has been one of disappointments, fear and pain for many. We will celebrate Christmas very…

December 23, 2020 Matthew 2:9-12 THE WISE MEN GIFTED US TOO! The Wise Men gifted us by showing us how to be faithful, how to diligently seek Jesus, how to…

December 22, 2020 Matthew 2: 7-8 HOPE OR THREAT? Amongst all of the hope of Advent, the reaction of Herod the Great stands in stark contrast. Herod hears the Biblical…

December 21, 2020 Matthew 2:3-6 ORDAINED FROM OF OLD This passage incorporates the beautiful prophetic words of Micah (please refer to Micah 5:2-4). A contemporary of prophets Isaiah, Hosea and…

December 20, 2020 Matthew 2:1-2 THE BIRTH OF JESUS Jesus was born in the small town of Bethlehem, a lowly village surrounded by open fields and dusty roads, not in…

December 19, 2020 Micah 5:2-5 PROMISES In Micah, it is being promised that the Messiah, a descendent from David, will be sent to the world. God had a promise, and…

December 18, 2020 Luke 2:19-20 MARY, DID YOU KNOW? “Mary, Did You Know?” asks a popular Christmas song, one perhaps inspired by verse 19. It had been a long time…

December 17, 2020 Luke 2:15-18 GOD’S GIFTS ARE FOR EVERYONE After announcing the birth of Jesus with radiant light and music, the angels were gone! Can you imagine the quiet…

December 16, 2020 Luke 2:13-14 GLORY! These familiar verses from a familiar story spoke to me differently in 2020. Question 1 of the Shorter Catechism is succinct about “our chief…