Today we continue our series: “Ten Lessons for Today from the Christmas Story” with Episode 2. We examine the unlikely characters in the genealogy of Christ and discover that God is not looking for perfect people. His love and grace is available to all. Scriptures referenced in this episode include John 1:12; Ruth 1:16; 1 Samuel 13:14; 1 Chronicles 22:8; 1 Kings 11:6; Mark 2:17; and 2 Corinthians 5:17.
The third commandment, "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain," is often reduced to a prohibition against profanity,...
The third commandment is a safeguard against the dangerous tendency to confuse familiarity with faithfulness. Scripture illustrates this through figures like Achan and the...
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