Living Christmasly
Living Christmasly, Part 12
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Part 12 of series: Living Christmasly
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READ 2 Corinthians 5:1-21
This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
2 Corinthians 5:17
Do the things we do in this life really matter? How are we to […]
Living Christmasly, Part 11
Monday, January 4th, 2010Part 11 of series: Living Christmasly
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READ 2 Corinthians 8:1-9
You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.
2 Corinthians 8:9
How can we live rich, full […]
Living Christmasly, Part 10
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010Part 10 of series: Living Christmasly
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READ Galatians 4:1-7
But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as […]
Living Christmasly, Part 9
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010Part 9 of series: Living Christmasly
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READ Philippians 2:1-11
Instead, he gave up his divine privileges;
he took the humble position of a slave
and was born as a human being.
Philippians 2:7
How should the Incarnation of Jesus impact our behavior in the Christian community? What does the fact that the […]
Living Christmasly, Part 8
Friday, January 1st, 2010Part 8 of series: Living Christmasly
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READ 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it.
1 Corinthians 12:27
How is Christ present in the world today? How can you and I represent him in our daily lives? Our text […]
Living Christmasly, Part 7
Thursday, December 31st, 2009READ 1 Corinthians 6:9-20
Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Do our bodies matter […]
Living Christmasly, Part 6
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009READ Romans 12:1-2
And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.
Romans 12:1
Do our bodies really matter? Or are […]
Living Christmasly, Part 5
Tuesday, December 29th, 2009READ Hebrews 4:14-16
So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.
Hebrews 4:16
If we’re sinful people, are we free to come into the presence of a sinless, perfect God? And if we’re permitted […]
Living Christmasly, Part 4
Monday, December 28th, 2009READ Hebrews 2:10-18
Since he himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested.
Hebrews 2:18
Does God understand us? How does God regard us when we struggle? When we’re discouraged? When we’re tempted? Hebrews 2:10-18 offers an encouraging answer to these questions.
As we saw in yesterday’s Reflection, […]
Living Christmasly, Part 3
Sunday, December 27th, 2009Part 3 of series: Living Christmasly
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READ Hebrews 2:10-18
Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had […]
Living Christmasly, Part 2
Saturday, December 26th, 2009READ John 1:15-18
No one has ever seen God. But the one and only Son is himself God and is near to the Father’s heart. He has revealed God to us.
John 1:18
Introduction to A Series of Reflections on Living Christmasly
For most of us, Christmas is over. It’s still okay to play Christmas music and leave […]
Christmas Day: The Word Became Flesh
Friday, December 25th, 2009Christmas Day: The Word Became Flesh
READ John 1:1-14
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.
John 1:14
The prologue of John’s Gospel tells the story of Christmas, but not in […]