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"...9 months later...baby #1" - Luke 1:57-80

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  This is my view from upfront.  It is a " sea " of green.  Maybe it is a reminder that it will look this way outside after the long hard winter.  All the Christmas decorations are down but we are not through our detailed account of the 1st coming of Christ.  We will probably finish up sometime in February after we return from our vacation.   I have found that real life applications show up in the unfolding of the true events of Christmas.  This passage is no exception.  We come face to face that what God said came to be both in the form of near and far prophecy.  The far prophecy was His words through the prophet Malachi 400 years prior to the Israelites that a messenger would come before the coming Messiah.  The near prophecy was His words through the angel Gabriel 9 months prior to Zechariah that the son born to Elizabeth was that messenger.   It is this example along with many others in the pages of the Bible gives us ...
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Getting one more in...2 moms & 2 babies...1st play date? - Luke 1:39-56

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  Sometimes you need to do kid things with kids and it is extra special when they are your grandchildren.  I'm in a snow fort made by a couple of them, a great Sunday afternoon activity next to the sledding luge that was constructed by Daddy and Grandma.  A week with this part of the family was such a blessing to Stephanie and I.  Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, Christmas Day, and Sunday gathering together allowed us some great worship time. Here is each in their forts... We are continuing our deep dive of the true Christmas story, a study in looking at the first coming of Christ as our sent and anointed of God Savior to the world.  Mary rises up to see her cousin Elizabeth just as the angel Gabriel had said to do and she found everything just as he had said.  Elizabeth and Mary's greetings brought a kick from John the Baptist in the womb of his mother.  With a kick, he who is John the Baptist in the womb, announced as the messenger to the Messiah t...
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A Christmas Day Blog Post...A month later...Luke 1:26-38

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  A great vantage point for this shot of our family have some snow fun.  More is on its way this week!  Good timing for a visit from Illinois.  It was Christmas Eve and the evening was filled with an annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service.  It is always amazing who you might see at this service.  We had more than ever in this mountain chapel with about 60 and that was with about 18 of our regulars not here.  We utilized 3 videos from The Biggest Story to tell the story with a before, during, and after segment.   Sunday we continued on with the events of the first coming of Christ.  Last week was the angel Gabriel giving doubting Zechariah the news about the messenger before the coming Messiah, John.  This week was the angel Gabriel giving willing Mary the news about the never before virgin birth of the long awaited Deliverer.  Both asked " how " but with very different outcomes.  One was to be mute for the next 9 months ...
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