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Mark 16:15 (ESV) And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.   John 14:15 (ESV) “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.

If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

 6If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Proverbs 15:1 (ESV) A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.   Proverbs 12:18 (ESV) There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

A person finds joy in giving an apt reply — and how good is a timely word!

12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,    and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” 15 When the …

26 Dec 2018 Luke 2:12-20 (NIV) Read More »

 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.