As we turn the page from 2016 to 2017, it’s a good time to take a look back and remember the great things God did in 2016. On several occasions, God asked the Israelites to set up a memorial to remember the great things He had done
Read more →Read: Proverbs 6:6–11 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! Proverbs 6:6 The start of another year is perhaps the most popular time in our culture to make life changes. We call them New Year’s resolutions. These changes are seemingly all for the
Read more →Read: Philippians 3:7–16 But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead. Philippians 3:12b Okay, don’t read the partial verse quoted above and think I am asking you to apply this to Christmas. However, judging by how quickly everyone moves
Read more →For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:17 I hope you have been blessed by this in-depth look at the stories surrounding the birth of Jesus. Perhaps you’ve been able to further
Read more →Read: Matthew 2:23, Luke 2:39–40 When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. Luke 2:39 Joseph and Mary do everything they are supposed to do as spelled out in the Mosaic
Read more →This report from Melinda Staples, our Project Manager, is a direct result of YOUR giving to FtH’s Christmas Outreach effort this year. We were able to purchase gifts, food, Bibles, and visit people in great need. The stories are hard to read and the situations are incomprehensible
Read more →Read: Matthew 2:13–15, 19–22 After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. Matthew 2:19 We saw yesterday that Joseph was given another dream (there are a total of four, all of which are recorded in Matthew). The first was
Read more →Read: Matthew 2:1–8, 16–18 When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious. Matthew 2:16a We touched on the final chapter of the Christmas story in yesterday’s narrative, so today let’s look at Herod further. Let’s start with some of the contrasts
Read more →Before time begins, there is God. He exists as a Holy Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. After He created man, the Godhead chose the Hebrew people to later bring forth Himself in human form. Prophecies foretold the coming of Christos over a period of centuries. The
Read more →Read: Matthew 2:2, 9 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. Matthew 2:10 Let’s look again at the visit of the Magi, specifically at the appearance of a star. We said yesterday that these men from the East may have been influenced by a legacy of
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