December 2009
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Luke 5:38
No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins.
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Psalm 39:5
You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath.
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Psalm 39:4
Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered - how fleeting my life is.
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Psalm 90:12
Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.
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Romans 12:14
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.
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Lamentations 3:25
The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
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Matthew 26:52
“Put away your sword,” Jesus told him. “Those who use the sword will die by the sword.”
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Luke 9:25
And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed?
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Colossians 3:3
For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.
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“science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind”
– Albert Einstein
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Proverbs 13:12
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
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John 1:18
No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us.
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John 14:27
I am leaving you with a gift - peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.
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Luke 2:8-11
That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep.
Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them.
“Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior - yes, the Messiah, the Lord - has been born...
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John 3:34
For he is sent by God. He speaks God’s words, for God gives him the Spirit without limit.
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Micah 5:2
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you, one whose origins are from the distant past.
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“As a child I received instruction both in the Bible and the Jewish Law. I am a...”
– Albert Einstein
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Colossians 1:6
This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God’s wonderful grace.
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“Time, the great destroyer, is powerless to extinguish this sacred flame; time...”
– Napoleon on Jesus Christ
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Napoleon on Jesus Christ
Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded his empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for him…
I think I understand something of human nature; and I tell you, all these were men, and I am a man: none else is like Him; Jesus Christ was more than man…. I have...
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John 1:14
So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.
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John 15:17
This is my command: Love each other
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Psalm 105:4
Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him.
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John 13:7
Jesus replied, “You don’t understand now what I am doing, but someday you will.”
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Revelation 3:11
I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take away your crown.
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Room in our hearts
While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
- Luke 2:6-7
We didn’t have room for you when you were born. We turned You away. Yet what do You do?
Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. There is...
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John 10:10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
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The problem of Jesus
The problem of Jesus is not a question of whether He actually existed.
Jesus is not a mythical character. He is a person well documented not only in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John (these are the Christian accounts of His life together with information in numerous letters incorporated into the New Testament) but also in other religious and non-religious historical texts.
Many details...
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2 Corinthians 3:17
For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
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Colossians 2:14
He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.
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1 Corinthians 8:2-3
Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn’t really know very much. But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.
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The problem of love
The feeling of love can not be seen, rationalised nor measured - no one can actually prove love exists. Yet one would struggle to deny it’s existence based either on one’s own experience or the account of others.
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John 11:25
Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying.
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Right time
When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners.
- Romans 5:6
He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time.
- 1 Timothy 2:6
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Job 30:31
My harp plays sad music, and my flute accompanies those who weep.