The Lord does not see as man sees. —1 Samuel 16:7— As you love God and serve Him, you will undoubtedly experience the greatest adventure life has to offer. —Bill Bright— Key point: The expectations and demands God places on those who follow Him aren’t primarily burdensome. They actually give way to a high adventure like […]
A brand new Christmas Bible study is now available for your use, encouragement, and edification. You can access it here. When the angel of the Lord appeared to the Shepherds to announce the good news of Jesus’ birth, he told them not only who Jesus was, but also how they could find the child who […]
I had just stopped by my parents’ house for a cup of coffee. While I sat at the dining room table enjoying the hot cup of Joe and warming my cold bones, I started thinking about Christmas. That was when I spotted the nativity in the corner. My heart was overwhelmed as I thought of […]
Where I found truth, there found I my God, who is the truth itself. —Augustine— Key point: To ignore Jesus is to decide against Him; and no wonder, considering who He is, what He came to do, and all He gives to those who trust Him and welcome Him into their lives. In the passage of […]
The Bible’s power rests upon the fact that it is the reliable, errorless, and infallible Word of God. —Chuck Colson— Key point: God cannot lie about anything, especially His own Son. You’ll do well to hear and heed what the Lord says about Jesus! Last time we considered the angel’s announcement to the shepherds in the […]
On December 21, 1968, a Saturn 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida carrying a three-man crew. The goal of this manned mission was to orbit the moon and return the crew to earth. The successful mission also offered a special Christmas present to all the inhabitants of the earth—especially the people of […]
All through the years and centuries God had been making it very clear that there was no way of coming to him in worship except by coming with a little lamb. And as men brought a lamb, they were to realize that the lamb was picturing a person who would one day come to die for […]
Mary The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. —Gabriel to Mary in Luke 1:35, announcing to her she would become Jesus’ mother— Key point: Only a woman could be […]
Joseph Integrity, Strength, and Safety: The Legacy of a Father Joseph, although not the natural father [of Jesus], was the legal father and responsible for Jesus’ safety and well-being. —Sharon Beth Brani— Key point: The Gospel accounts of Jesus’ birth and early years demonstrate forcefully that even though Jesus was God in the flesh, He needed […]
Setting the Stage for Jesus’ Birth I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth—that God governs in the affairs of men. —Benjamin Franklin, at the Constitutional Convention of 1787— The LORD has established His throne in heaven, and His kingdom rules over all. […]
Becoming One of Us and Paying Our Penalty In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.…The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace […]
Every once in a while, I am asked, “What’s it like to be adopted?” I was two days old when my parents chose me to be their son. Being adopted is an amazing thing. I was taken from a situation that probably would not have turned out well and was given the opportunity to grow […]
Can you imagine that the most wonderful message that has ever been given at any time in history, or in any part of the world, came to…shepherds sitting in their rough robes around little fires, on the rough ground of the very ordinary hills above Bethlehem? Don’t you suppose they were excited? They…would be full […]
Note to all Word Foundations subscribers: Yesterday’s post included an embedded You Tube video that wasn’t picked up and carried in the email. Because of its importance to the content of the post, I wanted to send you this revision. I apologize for the inconvenience. Thanks for receiving and reading Word Foundations emails! Merry Christmas! B. […]
A Christmas Study When the angel Gabriel came to visit Mary to announce to her that God had chosen her to become the mother of His Son, Mary almost certainly had many questions, but she asked just one. Here is Luke’s account, from Luke 1:26-38: 26 Now in the sixth month [of Elizabeth’s pregnancy] the angel […]
originally published by B. Nathaniel Sullivan on November 21, 2021 [T]he face of things was changed, to the rejoicing of the hearts of many for which they blessed God. —William Bradford, Governor of the Plymouth Colony— The following discussion guide is offered as a resource for families and friends gathered together for Thanksgiving. You can use […]
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