Nativity Story – Christ is Born

The birth of Christ is such a special part of the Christmas Story and I love reading it and hearing it read during this wonderful time of year. During your busy time, take a few minutes to sit down and read the nativity story in Luke 2:1-20.

Reflect on what influence the birth of Jesus has had on your life and just how much reading the Christmas Story means to you. Make it a special time during the holidays and share this scripture and Christian commentary with friends and family who are searching for someone to feel the void in their life.

It’s time they heard the Christmas Story.

Better Living Through Bible Study

Is there a lot going on in your every day life that you just don’t understand? Do you have a lot of questions but just don’t know who is the right person to get your answers from? The best solution I have for you is to advise you to turn to your Bible and you’ll find all the answers you need to whatever is happening in your life.

When you read these daily Bible verses, you’ll be amazed at how they will apply to what you face each day. So, if you are seeking some good Christian advice, take the time every day to read these Bible verses and Christian commentaries. I know they are always a blessing in my life and really help my day go better.

Christmas is Forever – Remembering a Grandmother

If you happen to be one that was blessed with knowing your grandmother when you were growing up, then I’m sure you have many, many fond memories of her especially from Christmas.

I love sitting around my Christmas tree and thinking back of all the wonderful times my family and I shared together. Hanging up the decorations, singing Christmas songs, making those special cookies, oh what a joyous time.

But, most of all remembering my grandmother tell us what Christmas was really all about. I’m so thankful I had someone who loved me as much as my granny when I was young and today I have Jesus who loves me more than anyone.

Meaning of Christmas – Looking for Jesus

If you are still looking for Jesus, you will truly want to take the time to read this Christian commentary written by Dr. Coleman to find out exactly where you can find Jesus. You might be surprised to learn that you have been looking for Jesus in all the wrong places. Or, you might have found him and didn’t realize it.

You might want to share this with others who don’t seem to understand the real meaning of Christmas. Yes, it’s wonderful to have Jesus all around us at church, with our families and friends and even when we think we’re alone, he’s there with us.

So, you see, you don’t have to look far to find Jesus, all you have to do is to love him and love others. Share this love this Christmas and see just how wonderful it feels when someone loves you back.

Christmas Angel

Holiday shopping can be a nightmare but thanks to the World Wide Web the process has become less daunting. Today’s shopper is continually looking for something unusual during this special time of year. One of the most outstanding presents you can find offers some remembrance to the real meaning behind the holiday. A Christian Christmas gift such as a Christmas Angel is the ideal present for this season.

Angels are wonderful choices. These beautiful images represent the spirit of Christmas. Many devote followers love to collect these icons of love, joy and peace. Family and friends will embrace the angels as meaningful presents that they can enjoy for years to come.

The Christmas Angel theme is a great choice because you have seemingly endless options in this theme to consider. The recipient can enjoy angel holiday ornaments, figurines and jewelry graced with angelic images. The angel Christian Christmas gift is appreciated for its meaning as well as its aesthetic value.

The holiday season is a time of excitement and cheer but it is also a time of remembrance and worship for many. Giving a Christian Christmas gift to a loved one is an outstanding way to bring it all together.

What is Good Leadership?

What seems to come to mind when we pray about good leadership? Are we praying about leadership in our homes, country or church? We should be be praying for good leadership in everything, right? Take a few minutes to read this scripture in Ecclesiastes 10 to see what Solomon had to say about leadership.

If you don’t already have the leaders of our country on your daily prayer list, please start lifting them up in your prayers every day. Ask that they always turn to God for all their decisions so they will be be guided in the right direction. Wouldn’t this be a wonderful world to live in if everyone would turn to God today and ask him to help our nation.

What Does the Anger of Esau Have to do with Us?

This Bible story about when Esau is angry at Jacob is very sad, but how often does something like this happen, even today? We’ve all been angry at one time or another in our lives, sometimes much angrier than others. Do you remember how you reacted toward the person that made you really angry?

Do you think God puts us in these situations just to see how we will react? I think he does, but he also wants us to turn to him and ask him to help us do the right thing. I remember when I was growing up that I was always getting angry at my older brothers, but now that I’m all grown up I know that God has turned that anger into love for them.

Lesson from Mark – Jesus Walks on Water

I have always loved hearing the Bible stories about the miracles of Christ. One of my favorites, found in Mark 6, is when Jesus walks on water to help the disciples. Eventhough they had already seen the miracle of Jesus feeding 5,000 people, they still were afraid and felt disbelief.

What can we learn from this lesson from Mark and the Christian commentary? I think we should always have faith in Jesus every day of our lives, even though sometimes it’s hard to just turn things over to him. But, in our hearts, we should know that he is in control and is always with us.

Story of Miracles – Belief or Rejection

If you enjoy reading the different miracles Jesus performed, take a few minutes and read the story in Mark when Jesus drives the demon out of girl from Tyre. How would have reacted if you saw a miracle performed by Jesus?

We see miracles every day but most of the times we don’t think of them as miracles from Jesus. Think about things that have happened in your life whether good or bad. During this time did you put your total belief in God or did you reject him? How do you think Jesus feels when you don’t believe in him after all he did for you?

Truth about Success Wealth and Wisdom

Do most people you know who have a lot of wealth also seem to have a lot of wisdom? Do you feel like you have a lot of wisdom but never seem to have any money? Where do you think your wisdom came from? Of course, God gives us wisdom if we listen to him.

Take the time to share this Bible scripture in Ecclesiastes 9: 13-18 along with the Christian commentary with others who might be seeking for wisdom in the wrong way. Let them know how much more important wisdom is than wealth. If you feel as if you have success, wealth and wisdom that you would like to share, don’t hold back because God will be exicited when you share what he has given you.

Jesus Explains How to Become Pure

For your daily Bible scripture, read Mark 7:1-23 to find out how Jesus explains inner purity to the Pharisees. As Christians, we should all have a desire to lead a pure and holy life. Don’t think about something special you did today for someone, but think it as something God lead to you for someone else. We can get so much closer to God by putting others before ourselves.

Always remember that others can see everything we do on the outside, but God also sees what we do on the inside. Share these verses and Christian commentary with others so they will have a better understanding of honoring God.

What are the 8 Beatitudes?

Do you know how Jesus explained the Sermon on the Mount to his disciples? Do you know what the 8 beatitudes are? Go here to read the scripture in Matthew 5:1-12 to learn more about the promises of happiness God made to everyone who accepts and follows him.

Share these verses and Christian commentary with others who would like to know what the 8 beatitudes are and how they can apply them to their lives. This is a wonderful guide that God wants all of us to follow so one day we can celebrate with him in Heaven. Let’s start put God first in our lives today so we can be blessed.

Getting Away with Sin

Have you ever had anyone say to you that they have never sinned? You know this is not true because every one of us sins everyday. It doesn’t matter if it’s small or large, it’s still a sin in God’s eyes. We can’t hide our sins because God knows and sees our every move and thought.

Those who have accepted Christ as their Saviour know that God will forgive them of their sins if they ask him. How many sins have you commited today? There are some things we do that are sins but we don’t want to admit we are sinning. Don’t you feel better knowing that if you commited a sin today and asked for forgiveness you would receive it?

What Should Christians Do about Evil Leaders? – Ask Solomon

Do you pray for our world leaders everyday or you just complain about what they’re doing to our country? As Christians, it is our duty to pray for everyone even our evil leaders, even though there are so many times when we just don’t understand why they do what they do. All of us have sinned and done things that others might question, but we have to ask God to forgive us.

For your daily Bible lesson, read this scripture to learn more about what Solomon said about leaders. Discuss these verses with other believers and see what their feelings are about how we should act toward evil leaders.

Jesus is Caught Working on the Sabbath

Many of us have had to work on Sunday or will eventually have to in order to pay our bills and support our family. Do you think that you are disobeying God’s law if your job requires working on Sunday? What about other things we might do on Sunday?

If you are faced with this decision of working on the Sabbath and don’t know exactly how to handle it, maybe this Bible scripture in Mark 2:23-28 will give your answer. Take a few minutes to read this along with the Christian commentary and share with others who wonder if working on Sunday is right or wrong.

Sarah’s Worry and Doubt – Asking God for the Impossible

Read about this amazing miracle about Abraham’s son in Genesis for your Baptist Bible study along with the Christian commentary. Sarah giving birth to Isaac proves that God can do anything. How would you have felt if you had been in Sarah’s position? Would have had doubt if God told you that you were going to have a baby at her age? I don’t really know if anyone today could comprehend that message.

But, as Christians we know that all things are possible through God and we should never doubt him, but we are all guilty of this many, many times. The next time you feel worried and doubtful, take some quiet time and talk to God. He always listens.

Healing and Forgiveness by Jesus

Take a few minutes to read this Bible scripture about Jesus healing the paralytic found in Mark and see what lesson you learn from the verses and Christian commentary. Many of us struggle with forgiveness in our daily lives at home, work and yes, even at church. Wouldn’t the world be such a better place if we all could forgive like Christ forgave our sins?

Share this life application with friends and family who would like to learn more about the different miracles Jesus performed during his healing misistry. How do you think you would felt if you had been one of the religious leaders during this time?

Who Are The Fairies?

Sweet fairies… Who doesn’t love them? Kids? Yes. Women? Sure. So, who are the fairies?

Fairies are tiny, sensitive creatures that have got magical abilities. They are often depicted as slight with wings humans with mysterious properties. Furthermore they are perceived to be mischievous quite often. They are very closely affiliated with flora and fauna and show a unique preoccupation with environmental affairs.

Certainly, those fairies in their floral or flower or woodland or garden fairy costumes are very delightful and carry a mysterious charm. They are thought to be to have got the natural ability to fly, place supernatural spells and show the capability to foresee the coming future. Despite the fact that you are cynical, you need to know, they are everywhere you look, you only really should know where to search.

The the natural wolrd fairies are mermaids, water-spirits, tree-spirits and this kind. Social or cluster fairies are those who reside in good sized organization, such as a kinship. Knowing a fairy’s real name allows you power over it, so fairies are said to shield their real names very carefully.

Several hypotheses maintain that fairies are unnatural creatures, fallen angels trapped on earth, phantoms of the pagan dead, primitives, nature spirits, invaders from an different or parallel universe, or antique gods or goddesses who have been so neglected that they have lost their capabilities and deteriorated into fairies.

In Ireland, for instance, fairies are considered to be the other relatives of humankind. The Norse types of the fairies are the large selection of elves that happen to be in the Teutonic traditions.

Among the most commonly known fairies is fairy godmother. In Cinderella adventure she gave a sad girl a occasion to stop by the formal dance by turning her ragged attire into Cinderella ball gown with one magical spell . This was good enough to reroute the future of the slave girl to end up a little princess.

Human beings who enter into the fairy realm simply cannot leave the moment the entrance closes behind them.

Fairies mustn’t be confused with gnomes, which are equally mythic tiny human beings but are mutilated and stay underground. All the characters in it, human being and otherwise, are imaginary, acknowledging basically particular of the fairy folk, whom it could possibly be unwise to upset by throwing doubts on their world.

Thinking of Bribing a Politician Today?

Before you do, take a few minutes to read this scripture in Ecclesiastes 7:7 about bribes along with the Christian commentary. How many of us are guilty of taking or offering payoffs and we don’t even think about it?

Let’s start doing what’s right so our children will grow up doing what God wants us all to do. This is much more important than having more money than we need. God will provide a way for us, we just have to believe.

Do I Really Dream Of Genie?

The Islam religion sees the genie as to be more a true satanic force, the jinn, the devil himsel. We in the americanized and very commercial West idolized and distort the original portait of genie. He is rather a woman than a male depending who what we want to put in the story. So, if genie is based on the popular Aladdin story from Thousand And One Nights Tales, the genie will be definately male. But the gender does not matter for us, Westerners, the genie must be kept in an oil lamp and we know that if we get hands on the lamp, we will be the most lucky people in the whole world as the spirit of the lamp will grand us any wish: good and prosperous job, loving partner, fulfilling sexual fantasies or endless riches.

However beware of a I Dream of Genie beautiful woman! She is gorgeous and irresistable. Yes, she is here for her master. But she is from old and lost world. The modern world is confusing for her and her magic creates more havoc than fortune. Anyway, this is what the creators of I Dream of Genie would like us to believe. In the TV series an attractive gal with a glorious smile improved upon with the Carbamide peroxide gel and in many Arabian nights costumes gives every request of her master and… causing him total headache at home and at work.

12 Disciples Learn about Faith and Shaking the Dust

Learn more about the instructions Jesus gave his twelve disciples before he sent them out on a mission by reading Mark 6:7-13 for your daily Bible scripture. Apply this to your daily living and how you respond to instructions given to you by Jesus.

Do we always go and follow God’s instructions like his 12 disciples or do we come up with all kind of excuses about why we can’t do his will? If we hesitated with our answer, let’s take a few minutes to read this Bible scripture and Christian commentary about faith.