Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Are you ready for Christmas?
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Christmas 2019 - The Word
The Gospel of John presents the Lord Jesus Christ as the eternal Son of God and as “the Word”. In John ch 1 v1& 2 he said, “in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God”. He uses this title on four occasions each one directing us to a specific location. In the verse above he directs us to heaven and the pre-incarnate existence of the Son, along with the Father and the Holy Spirit. John ch 1 verse 18 says “no man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared Him.” And John 4 v 24 “God is a Spirit”
Friday, December 20, 2019
What present will you be content with this Christmas?
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Did Jesus really claim to be God?
If, in fact, Jesus did claim to be God, what are the implications for us? Stephen Baker is confident in stating that Jesus did indeed claim to be God, and that this requires us to worship Him.
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Without Christ, Christmas is nothing!
Sunday, December 08, 2019
Joy & Sadness - the offering of Christmas
O holy night - Carol Lyrics
O holy night!
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the dear Savior's birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!
Refrain:
Fall on your knees
O hear the angel voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night divine
O night, O night divine
Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming
Here come the wise men from Orient land
The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger
In all our trials born to be our friend.
Refrain
Truly He taught us to love one another
His law is love and His gospel is peace
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
And in His name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy name.
Refrain
I was walking through Belfast International Airport, entering W H Smith’s when I caught the words of this Carol being played over the airwaves. For a Christian, it is great to hear the message of Christ being played in public places. At this time of the year, amidst the mixed messages of the fairytale Christmas, the message of the birth of Christ and its true meaning still gets a fair hearing.
As I read the lyrics of this Carol and pondered them I was struck again by the clarity of the message the writer injected into the words.