it is the day that Jesus Christ was born. It is marked on calendars as a public holiday‚ but it is written on hearts as a celebration of the birth of our savior. It is the time when families and friends gather together‚ bearing gifts for one another and where feelings of love are evident and friendships are strong. But‚ what if Christmas is not what it appears to be? What if we just imagine it to be this great celebration of Jesus birth‚ but in reality Jesus Christ was not in Christmas at all
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him‚ James not only believed Jesus was Lord but became the leader of the Jerusalem Church and died a martyr in 62 AD. Saul of Tarsus was the chief persecutor of early Christians. He put Christians in prison. When they would not denounce Jesus Christ he sent them to be
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Courtney Thomas Professor Sisson English 1101 10/14/2013 Wise Blood Haze Motes was a very confused man when it came to religion. He went through several phases throughout his spiritual journey. Haze encountered events that challenged his beliefs and made him reconsider where he actually stood. Over time Haze comes to realize he is not as clean as he thought he was. In the beginning Haze thought he was going to be a preacher‚ “He was going to be a preacher like his grandfather.” (Pg. 15) When
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“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.” Perhaps throughout all of history there is no better example of this than Jesus Christ. He is the embodiment of steadfastness‚ understanding‚ and self-sacrifice. Steadfastness is represented in many ways when talking about Jesus Christ. Steadfastness means never changing‚ and Jesus was‚ is and always will be the same; according to the bible‚ in Lamentations 3:22‚ “ The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases
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has given us. We see in chapter 5 how we need a vision that is Christ centered and not just community centered‚ then in chapter 2 we see how important it is to share our vision so it can be carried out and made greater by the power of the Lord than we ever imagined. I never realized how important it is to go into a mission with a specific vision in mind. We need on our minds focused on what we can establish so the gospel of Jesus Christ can spread where we are ministering. I love how in chapter 2 the
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Sean Stix 1E-1 The Redeemer Siegfried Sassoon’s “The Redeemer” portrays a realistically believable encounter with the figure of Christ as an English soldier amidst the horror of the front line. “The Redeemer” opens up describing what it is like on the front line. Sassoon uses words such as “Darkness” “sluiced” and “mire” (1) to show the horrible conditions on the “mid-winter night” that is associated with sadness and melancholy. The first stanza tells us that the spirits of these men were crushed
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author Dr. Jerry Pipes and Victor Lee. Dr. Pipes is a leader with the North American Mission Board. He travels around the world speaking to audiences through various conferences and workshops‚ training and equipping many in how to change lives for Christ. He is an accomplished author‚ husband and father. Victor Lee is from Knoxville‚ Tennessee. He attends the First Baptist Concord Church‚ where he serves as the Young Adults Minister. For over twenty-two years he has become an accomplished author
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in this troubling world. However‚ the attempt at being the light in the world can throw off some unbelievers. Judgement according to the general web is to “form an opinion of something.” In this case‚ we should form Christ-like opinions‚ and see lifestyles from the perspective of Christ. When we form opinions‚ that lifestyles of drugs and alcohol‚ worship of fame and power‚ and pride are terrible‚ etc unbelievers may formulate the idea that not only do we believers think their lifestyles are bad‚
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discipleship. Spiritually dead is the first of the five stages. This stage is basically a sinner who has not accepted Christ as their personal Savior and Lord. This person is still living a life of sin‚ and does not want to give up this life. Spiritually dead individuals do not have the love and forgiveness of Christ living within them. The second stage is being an infant. “Christ has untied the person’s immediate connections with the world and bound the person immediately to Himself.” This individual
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painting ‘The Temptation of Christ’ by Ivan Kramskoi depicts the image of Christ as a true human being. The artist who was also one of the founders of the Society for Traveling Art exhibitions‚ in this portrait of Jesus Christ attempts to show the world a different side of Jesus. In this portrait he does not tell the story of ‘Jesus the son of God’ but of a man going through a difficult time of testing both physically and spiritually. The portrait also referred to as ‘Christ in the Wilderness’ was first
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