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Luke 1.29-32: “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.” (ESV) The above words were spoken by a man named …

Luke 2.8-12: And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. (9) And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. (10) And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring …

Isaiah 9.6: For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. (NASB) Luke 2.1-7: NOW it came about in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a …

Galatians 4.4-5: But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, (5) to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. (ESV) The Old Covenant made by God with the people of Israel through Moses established God’s law. This covenant required …

Luke 1.26-35: Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee, called Nazareth, (27) to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. (28) And coming in, he said to her, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.” …

John 4.39-41: Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.” (40) So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. (41) And many more believed because of his word. (ESV) In the verses prior to verse …

John 4.24: God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship him in spirit and truth. (ESV) No one can explain God’s being and His existence. If we could travel backwards in time all the way to infinity past, God would be there in His pre-existence. And so He is beyond our comprehension. Nor can we fully explain the …

John 4.23: But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. (ESV) In verse 23 Jesus draws a distinction between true worship and by implication worship that is false. The nature of true worship is that it is …

John 4.23-24:  But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. (24) God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. (ESV) God’s plan of salvation is narrow, particular, and specific. It is …

John 4.21-22: Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father. (22) You worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews.” (ESV) Jesus Christ of the New Testament is descended from Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and …