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27  And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law,  28  he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, 29  “Lord, now you are letting your servant   depart in peace,    according to your word; 30  for my eyes have seen your salvation 31      that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, 32  a light for revelation to the Gentiles,    and for glory to your people Israel

Read and Reflect :  10  The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. 11  “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.  12  The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.  13  The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for th

27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.   (John 14.27) The peace of God is with us; His presence is felt more mightily in our stillness. In the Gospel of John, Jesus assured us that His gift of peace is a mark of His presence; more than anything the world can provide in the journey of our faith and in calming the storms of our lives. For Jesus says, “Peace I leave with yo

Galatians 4:4 - 7 We were created by God and for  God. But the law of God convicts us of this - we chose rebellion against Him. In so doing, we alienated ourselves from Him and from one another. A big way in which we experience fallenness is in the form of broken relationships and disconnectedness from those around us. Sadly, even Christmas can be a lonely and painful time for some of us because of these difficult realities.  Dear friend, if you are wrestling with relational

15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:15 - 16) We have a sympathetic Savior. His sympathy towards mankind spans throughout history and permeates through all ages - no one is outside the reach of His sympathy.  From Je

5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. (Philippians 2:5 - 8) Make your way to any shopping mall this December, and chances are you will be greeted

8  And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9  An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10  But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. 12  This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wr

Passage: Psalms 122 Displaced Palestinians travel on a cart after fleeing the western part of Khan Younis, Gaza, following an evacuation order by the Israeli army on August 21. Photo by CNN.   Have you heard this statement before, ""Pray for the peace of Jerusalem?" You might have heard it from the mouths of politicians, pastors and podcasters, or seen it on religious news channels. In our media-saturated time, any person could have his own bully pulpit to sound compelling, p

READ EXODUS 2 Like the Israelites in our text today, don’t we sometimes resonate with their cry of hopelessness in face of hostility and injustice? Does God hear their cry? Does He see? The Israelites longed for the tyranny of Pharaoh, the enslavement and the madness of the massacre of their babies to come to an end. Where is God in this darkness? They must have wondered if God cares at all about their plight. The author of Exodus insists that God hears, remembers His promise

READ ISAIAH 11:1 - 10 6  The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,   and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat,and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together;    and a little child shall lead them. 9  They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain;for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. (Isaiah 11: 6, 9) Advent is a time of waiting. We anticipate Jesus’ birth and His second coming when His kingdom of peace wil

"She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people  from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21) Joseph and Mary were told to name their son Jesus before He was conceived in her womb by the Holy Spirit. At our Christmas preteens programmes, my colleagues and I tell the story of Jesus’ birth through various activities. But how do we go beyond His birth?  We focus on Matthew 1:21. The name Jesus means “He saves.” “Save us from what? From our sin.” At this

Micah 5:2–5 (ESV): “But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah … from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel… And he shall be their peace.” The Church is not a perfect place, at least not yet. And if we judge by what we often see in global news or on social media, the picture can look bleak. Stories of pastors or leaders acting in ways that contradict the gospel, or churches being called out for being cold and uncaring, can make it seem like the Church only shows up

10  When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.   My child responded with doubt when we told him of our holiday plans. Instead of jumping for joy at the idea of going away for the holidays, he questioned the location and asked why we chose this place and not another place.   Sometimes what we believe to be good news can receive responses from others that may be underwhelming or disappointing.   Now, the Jews had always been waiting for the Messiah, the C

“When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.” (Matthew 2:3) When the Magi from the East came seeking “the one who has been born King of the Jews,” Jesus was no longer a newborn lying in a manger. He was already a young child, living in a house with Mary and Joseph. That’s why Herod ordered the killing of all boys aged two and below to ensure no rival king would survive. So by the time the Magi arrived, the city was not filled with carols and l

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