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Week 2 – Peace (Scene 3)
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Christmas Scripture Reading Plan:
Abide in Christ
Matthew 1:18 – 25, John 14-16 and Isaiah 26:3-4
During Advent, we are reminded that we can find peace in the middle of scary times. Trusting in Jesus with patience is an essential mental tool in the life of a Christian. In these passages, we learn that the Holy Spirit was just as actively involved when Jesus was conceived as He was when Jesus left Earth after His resurrection. Jesus tells His disciples that He is leaving and will provide a “Helper” or counselor, the Holy Spirit, for their provision and guidance along the way. In both these big moments involving the Holy Spirit, people are told not to be afraid because of the trust they can have in God’s love, provision, and timing of things.
Jesus was going to heaven to prepare a place for His followers. How exciting! He encourages His disciples and tells them to abide in Him so that they can be effective in all they do while He is physically not with them. Abiding in Him means to depend on Him, obey Him, trust Him, and pursue a close relationship with Him while He is gone. The more we learn to trust in Him and fill our thoughts with His truth, the more peace we’ll experience in our souls. Isaiah 26 reiterates that promise by telling us that when we keep our minds on Christ instead of the troubles of this world, we will find peace. He says it will be hard to be His faithful follower, but He has conquered the world and can give us peace and joy along the journey as we patiently wait for His glorious return.
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Christmas Scripture Reading Plan with Ray Vander Laan
It is important that in all these Old Testament promises about the coming of the Messiah, God’s people are facing enemies and an uncertain future. Every time, they need hope. In each passage we read, God promises His people that he will bring them salvation by the birth of their Messiah. The New Testament takes these important passages and reminds us of them at the birth of Jesus Christ.
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It is important that in all these Old Testament promises about the coming of the Messiah, God’s people are facing enemies and an uncertain future. Every time, they need hope. In each passage we read, God promises His people that he will bring them salvation by the birth of their Messiah. The New Testament takes these important passages and reminds us of them at the birth of Jesus Christ.
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