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“For the bread of God is He who comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”
John 6:33

Today’s Bible Reading

The returned Judeans begin rebuilding the altar of the Lord so that they may resume offering sacrifices. The Judeans lay the foundation of the new temple. The people shout for joy, but many of the older Judeans weep loudly, remembering the grandeur of the first temple.

BibleGateway: Ezra 3 ESV Text: Ezra 3 Ezra 3 (Listen) Rebuilding the Altar 3:1 When the seventh month came, and the children of Israel were in the towns, the people gathered as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then arose Jeshua the son of Jozadak, with his fellow priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel with his kinsmen,… 

We draw to the end of another year with the needed assurance that God is love. His love sent His Son to be the propitiation [the satisfactory payment] for our sins. His love means life now and forever. May His perfect love cast away all fear in the coming year.

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BibleGateway: 1 John 4:1-21 ESV Text: 1 John 4:1-21 KJV Text: 1John 4:1-21 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:56      1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether… 

God’s saving grace has appeared to all people. His grace works powerfully in our lives, causing us to deny ungodliness, making us eager to do what is good. By His grace we also “wait for the blessed hope–the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.”

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BibleGateway: Titus 2:1-15 ESV Text: Titus 2:1-15 KJV Text: Titus 2:1-15 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:57      1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2 That the… 

Christmas lights are all around us. These lights remind us that Christ is the Light of the world. But they also remind us that God has called us to reflect the light of Christ. “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.”

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BibleGateway: Ephesians 5:1-21 ESV Text: Ephesians 5:1-21 KJV Text: Ephesians 5:1-21 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:15      1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 2 And walk… 

A humble manger leads to a despised cross. For “Has not God chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty?” Though sin-tainted reason sees nothing worthwhile in a manger and a cross, faith sees in them God’s great answer to everything.

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BibleGateway: 1 Corinthians 1:1-31 ESV Text: 1 Corinthians 1:1-31 KJV Text: 1Corinthians 1:1-31 The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 3:54      1 Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through… 

Christmas is only five days away. Are you ready? Are you ready for Christ return? But when will that be? We don’t know. But one thing is sure: “Our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.” So wake up! “Cast off the works of darkness . . . and put on the Lord Jesus Christ.”

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BibleGateway: Romans 13:8-14 ESV Text: Romans 13:8-14 KJV Text: Romans 13:8-14 The section starts at about 1:6 and ends at about 2:16 8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he…