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The Life Of Jesus - Beginnings
Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jul 4, 2011 (message contributor)
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1. Our Part In The Family Tree
Contributed on Jul 4, 2011
Matthew's genealogy of Jesus shows that all of us can serve Jesus in the present regardless of our past.
I think that most of us instinctively understand the importance of beginnings in our lives. As we embark on our journey through the life of Jesus, we’ll find that His beginnings had tremendous impact on his life here on earth and a significant influence on His ministry. So we’re ...read more
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2. When God Interrupts My Plans
Contributed on Jul 11, 2011
Joseph and Mary show us how we are to respond to God when He interrupts our plans.
A Sunday School teacher once asked her class of children: “What is Christmas a time for?” Many of the kids gave the usual answers – Jesus’ birthday, a time of joy, presents…but one child responded with a unique and unusual answer, “Christmas is a time for ...read more
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3. Worship That Pleases God
Contributed on Jul 18, 2011
The shepherds and the magi demonstrate the kind of worship that is pleasing to God.
Beginnings are really important. Just think about how many great literary works are known by their opening words. Let’s see if you can identify a few of them: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” [A Tale of Two Cities] “All children, except one, ...read more
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4. A Balanced Life
Contributed on Jul 25, 2011
In His boyhood, Jesus demonstrates how to develop a balanced life.
We consider a fictional story about a mischievous boy who refuses to grow up as cute. [Show picture of Peter Pan]. But when the same thing occurs in real life, there is something wrong. And that seems to be happening more and more in today’s culture as illustrated by the opening words from a ...read more
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5. When God Moved Into The Neighborhood
Contributed on Aug 8, 2011
The incarnation of Jesus provides us with a model of how we are to interact with unbelievers in the world around us.
For the past four weeks, we’ve been focusing on the beginnings of the life of Jesus and seen how the foundations that were laid very early in His life were important throughout His earthly ministry. So let’s take a moment to quickly review where we’ve come so far. And I’m ...read more
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6. Fulfilling All Righteousness
Contributed on Aug 8, 2011
Jesus' baptism teaches us about the importance of Biblical baptism in the life of a Christ follower.
This week I read about a small country church that had just concluded a revival meeting and was conducting a baptism service in the local river on a cold January day. After baptizing the first person, the pastor turned to the man and asked him if the water was cold. “Naw,” the man ...read more
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7. Jesus’ Mission Statement…and Mine
Contributed on Aug 23, 2011
Jesus' mission statement is the modle for our own personal mission statement.
What is your life’s mission? Is that a question you’ve ever even considered? Every business school teaches the importance of developing a mission statement for a business or an organization, but have you ever thought about the need for a mission statement in our personal lives? Jesus ...read more
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8. Preparing To Face Temptation
Contributed on Aug 23, 2011
Jesus’ preparation for His temptation in the wilderness shows us how to prepare for the temptations we will face in life.
Words are important and if we’re not careful they can easily be misunderstood. These actual newspaper headlines were collected by graduate students at the Columbia School of Journalism and illustrate that truth: •Autos killing 110 a Day; Let’s Resolve to do Better •Blind Woman Gets New Kidney ...read more