Articles for tag: Luke 2:1

December 19, 2011

Lesson for Dec. 25, 2011: The Lord Keeps His Promise (Luke 1:26″“2:7; Galatians 3:6-18)

This treatment of the International Sunday School Lesson is written by Sam E. Stone, former editor of CHRISTIAN STANDARD. ________ The Lord Keeps His Promise (Luke 1:26″“2:7; Galatians 3:6-18) By Sam E. Stone God always keeps his promises. The life of Abraham provides an excellent illustration of this. In recent weeks, we saw an elderly, childless couple become parents. Moving forward 2,000 years, today”s lesson reveals that from their descendants came God”s own Son, bringing the hope of salvation for all people. The first section of our text is part of Mary”s song after she learned that she would give

November 16, 2011

Christian Standard

Christian Living

What Do You Want?

By Mark A. Taylor All of us know people who never stop wanting. They”re always after the next trend, the newest gadget, the latest fashion, the next promotion. They”re like a dog chasing a porcupine. The hunt is exciting, but the catch doesn”t satisfy. And so they”re perpetually pursuing another challenge, a goal or a goodie they want even more than the last one they grabbed. It”s easy to criticize people who want the wrong things. But some Christians are burdened by an unexpressed fear that it may be wrong to want anything. After all, the Bible lessons and sermons

September 7, 2008

Victor M. Parachin

Discipleship & Spiritual Formation

Worth the Wait: The Power of Patience

Victor M. Parachin offers five practical strategies for developing patience through flexibility, perspective, present-moment living, and grace toward ourselves.

June 10, 2007

Lee Magness

Theology & Bible Communion & Lord's Supper

Ponder the Sacrifice of Christ

Three Communion meditations from Lee Magness introduce two new books—In the Breaking of the Bread and The Longest Table—offering Scripture readings, reflections, and prayers that invite worshipers to the shared table of Christ.

December 20, 2006

Mark A. Taylor

Devotionals

The Path of Peace

A Christmas reflection on the promised peace Christ brings—illustrated through Bill Pile’s response to terminal cancer—and a reminder that joy and peace grow when we stop focusing on ourselves and obey God.

November 30, 2005

Christian Standard

Theology & Bible Communion & Lord's Supper

Our Last Supper? (Communion Meditation for the final Sunday of the year)

A reflection for the last Sunday of the year, inviting believers to remember Jesus’ last supper, face the sobering reality of mortality, and proclaim the Lord’s death—living ready “until he comes.”