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When Being Young Is an Advantage (Luke 1:38)

December 27, 2022 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Faith, Mary, Scriptures, Zacharias

The Bible clearly teaches that a young believer should learn from those who have been in the faith for a long time. Many older believers have a deeper understanding of God’s Word. Young believers, not knowing what the Scriptures say, will often make poor decisions. They do unwise things and need time to grow and

The Young Woman Who Pondered

December 23, 2022 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - Christmas, Discipleship, Growth, Luke 2, Mary

It’s Christmastime, which means that most of us are once again reading the Biblical accounts of the Lord’s birth. As we think about these accounts, many of us will turn our gaze to Mary, the mother of Jesus. As a general rule, there is an overemphasis and even a glorification of Mary at Christmas. The

Do You Know Jesus’ True Value? (John 12:1-8)

May 10, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Bethany, Judas, Mary, oil, valuation

“Do you know what you’re worth?” the ad asked. Our self-esteem culture strongly emphasizes knowing your self-worth—at least in terms of dollars and cents. You can find websites that tell you how much you should be making per year. I think most are too optimistic. For example, I was surprised to learn that, according to

Mary’s Virginity in Messianic Prophecy (Luke 1:27)

October 19, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Isaiah, Luke, Mary, virgin, virgin birth

In Luke 1:27, we read that God sent Gabriel to a virgin named Mary. At this time, Mary was probably a teenager. But despite her young age, as was customary, she was betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph. Betrothal meant they were legally promised to each other in marriage, but the wedding ceremony itself,

Another Christmas Lesson

December 15, 2016 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Christmas, Mary

At Christmas time we all hear many different lessons on the meaning of Christmas. Many times these lessons come from everyday life and have no basis in the Bible. But sometimes we learn things about Christmas straight from the Word of God. Recently I had such an experience. In Luke, an angel by the name