| Matthew 1:18-25 | Immanuel Is Come | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | Advent Season | |
| The virgin Mary, betrothed to Joseph, was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Through the power of the Most High, she bore a son, and his name is called “Immanuel” which means “God with us.” |
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| Matthew 11:1-11 | The Messenger of the Lord | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | Advent Season | |
| John the Baptist beheld the Messiah Jesus, the one who gave the blind their sight, made the lame walk, cleansed the lepers, opened the ears of the deaf, and made the dead to live again. In John, the prophecy of the messenger of the Lord has been fulfilled. |
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| Isaiah 11:1-10 | The Righeous Reign of the Branch | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | Advent Season | |
| From the lineage of Jesse shall come one upon whom the Spirit of the LORD will rest, who will judge in righteousness and truth, and who will fill the earth with the knowledge of the Lord. |
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| Matthew 24:36-44 | That Day and Hour | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | Advent Season | |
| Concerning the day and the house when our Lord will come, only the Father knows. Let us therefore strive to be ready for he will come, like a thief in the night. |
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| Psalm 98:1-9 | Making a Joyful Noise | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | Season After Pentecost | |
| Let us sing a new song to the Lord, and bless his name, declaring his glory among the nations and his marvelous deeds among all the peoples of the earth. The Lord is awesome, and we should worship in the splendor of holiness and joy. |
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| Psalm 145:1-21 | Great Is the LORD! | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | Season After Pentecost | |
| Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is the true God, the Maker and Redeemer of Israel, and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. His greatness is unsearchable, and he is worthy of all praise and honor from his people. |
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| Psalm 149:1-9 | The Honor for All His Godly Ones | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | All Saints Day | |
| As the assembly of the Lord, let the Church be glad in its Maker, rejoicing in their King, and praising his name with dancing and song. Let the high praises of God be in our mouths and spiritual weaponry be in our hands to do battle with the enemies of God, and declare deliverance to all in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. This is the honor given to all who are destined to reign with Christ on his throne. |
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| Zechariah 14:16-18 | The Feast of Tabernacles | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | Season After Pentecost | |
| The Feast of Tabernacles speaks to the coming time when the nations will come up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of armies, and to keep the Feast of Booths (Tabernacles), with his people enjoying rest and reunion with their true King, Jesus Christ. The Lord will be King over all the earth, and feared among the nations. |
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| Romans 11:26-26 | The Day of Atonement | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | Season After Pentecost | |
| The Day of Atonement foreshadowed the death of Jesus on the Cross, offering himself as a blood sacrifice to God on behalf of the people, making atonement as the high priest with the offering of himself for the propitiation and cleansing of the world. |
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| Matthew 24:29-31 | The Feast of Trumpets | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | Season After Pentecost | |
| The Feast of Trumpets represents the re-gathering of the banished of Israel and the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth, who at his return will come back to their homeland to live in peace under the reign of their true Messiah, Jesus Christ from Nazareth of Galilee. |
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| Acts 1:1-5 | The Feast of Weeks | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | Season After Pentecost | |
| The Feast of Pentecost foreshadowed the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ, which formed the Church of the living God, and empowered the Church to represent Christ as agents and witnesses of the Kingdom present in this age. |
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| 1Corinthians 5:8-8 | The Feast of Unleavened Bread | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | Season After Pentecost | |
| No more Egypt, Promised Land, here we come! Matthew 11:12 From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force. |
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| 1Corinthians 5:7-7 | The Passover: The Death of Jesus Christ | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | Season After Pentecost | |
| Sufficient for rescue and restoration: 1 Cor. 5. 7 For Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed. |
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| Hebrews 10:20-21 | The Trespass Offering | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | Season After Pentecost | |
| Be set free for a life of radical mercifulness! |
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| Hebrews 10:12-12 | The Sin Offering | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | Season After Pentecost | |
| He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? |
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| Hebrews 4:1-2 | The Peace Offering | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | Season After Pentecost | |
| Through the offering of our Lord Jesus on the Cross, God has brought peace among humankind–peace with God through reconciliation, and peace among human beings through his blood sacrifice. The peace of God has come. |
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| Hebrews 9:14-14 | The Burnt and Meal Offerings | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
| | Season After Pentecost | |
| In the days of his sojourn on earth, the Lord Jesus offered up to God prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears, yielding himself to him who saved him from death and heard his petitions because of our Lord’s reverence. |
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| Living the Pretense | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
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| Learning the Story of God | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
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| I Love the Church | Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis | |
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