Be Courageous

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Paul writes in one of his letters to the Corinthians…

“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.  Do everything in love.”

1 Corinthians 16:13-14

(This photo was taken in June of 2013 at Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado)

Finding The Way

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“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”

1 John 1:8-9

(This photo was taken in August of 2016 in Glacier National Park in Montana)

Today With God

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“Therefore God again set a certain day, calling it Today, when a long time later he spoke through David, as was said before:  ‘Today, if you hear his voice do not harden your hearts’.”

Hebrews 4:7

(This photo was taken in December of 2013 while walking in the woods in northwestern Wisconsin)

Prepare The Way

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One of my favorite worship songs at this time of the year is “Prepare the Way of the Lord”, it speaks to preparing our hearts and minds and our very lives for the birth of our Savior, Jesus…Here are the words of John the Baptist as written in the Gospel of John…

“John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, ‘I am the voice of one calling in the desert, Make straight the way for the Lord’.”

John 1:23

(This photo was  taken in August of 2016 near Arches National Park in Utah)

Immanuel

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An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream as written in the Gospel of Matthew…

“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:  ‘The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel’ – which means, ‘God with us’.”

Matthew 1:22-23

(This photo was taken in June of 2016 on a lake in northwestern Wisconsin)

The Holy Spirit Comes

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The words of Jesus written by Luke in the Book of Acts…

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 1:8

(This photo was taken in August of 2016 at Sapphire Point near Dillon, Colorado)

All Things Begin With The Word

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“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was with God in the beginning.  Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.  In him was life, and that life was the light of men.  The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.”

John 1:1-5

(This photo was taken in June of 2016 at a lake near Minneapolis, Minnesota)