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The Spirit of Truth

The Spirit of Truth

The godless world is wrong about sin, righteousness, and judgment. But Jesus said that the Holy Spirit would expose those errors.

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The night Jesus was arrested, one of the things he talked about with his disciples was the Holy Spirit. He referred to the Holy Spirit with a word that was translated into Greek as parakletos, a word that conveyed the sense of "advocate," "friend" or "supporter." Parakletos was the word used for a person who would stand beside you in court to support you and your cause, to speak up for you, to hearten you.

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Transformed Letters

Transformed Letters

Archaeologists have unearthed ancient trash heaps containing hundreds of documents that were written on papyrus–many written some 2000 years ago, dating back to the time of the New Testament. 

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When was the last time you received a letter in the mail? In this day of e-mails, Twitter, and Facebook most of us don't receive as many letters as we used to. But in the days before electronics, nearly all of our communication with the people who didn't live near us was by letter. It was, and still is a fairly easy process: some paper, something to write with, an envelope and a stamp.

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Contagious Love

Contagious Love

When plagues struck, Christians nursed the sick. When orphans were left to fend for themselves, Christians cared for them.

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During Jesus’ ministry, he often upset the religious establishment of the day by extending love to people considered “unlovable.” As in all societies, during Jesus’ day, there was the “in” crowd and the outcasts.

The “in crowd,” as characterized by the Pharisees and Sadducees, was a group, smug about their goodness and holiness. They could make a great show of treating each other well, but made no time for the lower elements of society.

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Grace

"If righteousness could be gained through the law," Paul wrote, "Christ died for nothing!" (Galatians 2:21). The only alternative, as he says in this same verse, is "the grace of God." We are saved by grace, not by keeping the law.

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No Fear

No Fear

Why is it that we humans, even those of us who profess to be Christians, seem to find the idea of simple grace so impossible to believe? The prevailing view among Christians today seems to be that when all is said and done, salvation depends on what we have done or not done.

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God is so high you can't get over Him; So wide you can't get around Him; 

So low you can't get under Him.

Do you happen to remember this traditional Gospel song?

Little children enjoy singing along to it because they can act along with the words. They sing “So high”…and stretch their hands high above their heads; “So wide” … and they spread their arms wide; “So low”…as they crouch down as low as they can.

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Christmas for Sinners

Christmas for Sinners

The story of Christmas can remind us that whatever trials we might face, whatever our lot in life, Jesus is with us and right there beside us. God knows our plight and stands alongside us in undying love.

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When the Magi finally met Jesus, the King of the Jews, after being led to him by a special star; they did not find him in a king’s palace. They found Mary, Joseph, and the babe in a manger.  

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The Meaning of Christmas

The Meaning of Christmas

May this Christmas season be a wonderful time of joy in which we remember and celebrate what the birth of Jesus Christ means for all the world.

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Even though people around the world celebrate Christmas on December 25, that was probably not the actual day on which Jesus was born. Many scholars believe that Jesus was more likely to have been born in September.

But the Christian celebration of Christmas is not about getting the date right. No one really knows the actual date. The celebration is about the fact that God loved humanity so much that he sent his Son in the flesh as one of us for our salvation.

In Matthew 1:23, the child Jesus is called, “God with us.”

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Invitation to Mission

Invitation to Mission

We can share in the excitement of people seeing the truth of who God is and who they are in him. And as Jesus lives in us, we can give his encouragement, comfort and hope to others as we are able.

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The subject of mission and outreach has sometimes been a source of passionate disagreement among Christian believers. Some Christians believe that they should focus all mission efforts locally. Others believe mission should have more of an international focus.  Despite the disagreement, however, most would agree that mission is all about joining Jesus in his work of sharing God’s love and life with others.

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Letter From Joseph Tkach - December 2011

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December 1, 2011

Now that Halloween and Thanksgiving are behind us, our national attention has turned toward Christmas. Everywhere we look, Christmas is there, dominating television, magazine and newspaper advertising, themes of TV and radio programming, and displays in stores.

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How Much Is Freedom Worth?

Jesus once helped a woman who had been held captive 12 years by a health problem that had made her ritually unclean. How important was this problem to her? She had spent all her money seeking a cure (Mark 5:25-29). It was worth everything she had. Women didn't ordinarily touch rabbis, but she reached out and touched Jesus — and Jesus gave her freedom. It cost her nothing, but it was worth everything!

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