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Christmas Trivia Fun
Check your knowledge of Christmas trivia. A fun activity to see how much you know about the birth of Jesus. How will you score?
Give an Invitation to HOPE this Christmas!
Help someone find HOPE this Christmas. Watch Now.
Songs of Christmas: In the Bleak Midwinter- “Give Him My Heart”
You might not know this song. It’s from long ago. Yet, it continues to be sung even in our time. The words are profoundly moving. Watch, listen, and read NOW!
What About My Friends Who Don’t Know Jesus?
Christmas is an opportunity to talk with people about the Lord. He entered into our world, took on flesh, and lived among us. He was born to die. Born to redeem us from our sins. Do your friends know Him?
Songs of Christmas: Good Christian Men Rejoice
Behind every Christmas song, there is a story. Read the story of why this song was written and how it was used to inspire hope and joy.
Songs of Christmas: Mary Did You Know?
Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy will save our sons and daughter? Read about the song & watch a beautiful rendition.
Are You Stuck in “The Middle”?
You have to watch this. Learn 8 things, from “The Middle” about sharing God’s Word. Don’t be Stuck in the Middle. A Must See!
A Hidden Message Found in the Piano’s Pause
Be AMAZED by the Hidden Message in the PAUSE on a PIANO Keyboard
Pause to Find Hope
Pause with us now, find hope, joy, delight, That came in our Saviour, that first Christmas night.
Pause to Receive God’s Promises
God’s promises are many and He is faithful to fulfill them. Pause in wonder and gratitude for all He has given us.
What are the Prophecies of Christmas?
The Prophecies of the birth of Jesus are many. Pause to rediscover the wonder and prophetic hope fulfilled on Christmas Day.
Pause to See Jesus
Will you pause to see the Baby in the manger during this hectic holiday season? Take a minute and watch this short video.
Pause to Hear God’s Plan
Pause to reflect on the magnitude of God’s sacrifice. It didn’t start at the cross. It was predestined from before the foundation of the world. Watch the short video.
Where are the genealogies of Jesus in Mark and John?
There are clear genealogies of Jesus in Matthew and Luke, but what about Mark and John? This will surprise you…
A Boastful Christmas Letter
You’ve probably don’t get Christmas letters like this one. Read it and be surprised by what it says and what it doesn’t say.
Why are There Two Different Genealogies for Jesus?
There are clearly 2 different genealogies in Matthew and Luke. How can this be explained? What should we know when skeptics claim the Bible is in error?
What’s in the Pause?
This is a lesson you don’t want to miss! With Christmas fast approaching we take a break from our regular Bible teachings to PA-- USE and stand in wonder and awe of our great God and His sacrificial gift of sending Jesus into our world. It’s so easy to get caught up...
Peace Delivers Hope to a World in Sin
As we get closer and closer to the day in which we celebrate the birth of Jesus, take a minute to remember what you have been given. When Jesus saved us He gave us peace with God.Peace with God vs. the Peace of GodPeace with God is an objective peace. It...
The Most Important Lesson for YOU in the Nativity Story?
Three more misconceptions about nativity scenes, pageants & Christmas narratives AND the most important lesson for YOU in the Nativity story.
Promise Ignites Hope
By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus As we enter into week three of Advent, the festive and the busy activities of the season increase. And, sadly, they begin to capture our thoughts, our time and even our hearts. Take a minute to pause and think on the truly...
Errors in the Nativity Story? Is Jesus’ birthplace wrong?
We’re looking at common misconceptions found in nativity narratives and most nativity scenes. Last week gave biblical answers for three Misconceptions About Mary and Joseph’s Journey to Bethlehem and their arrival in the city. This week...
Preparation Produces Hope: Get Prepared!
How can you keep Christmas Christ-centered? Find Him every day. 200 glimpses of Jesus! Read the list and find out if you “see” Him.
Misconceptions About Christmas: the Journey to Bethlehem
There are many misconceptions about Christmas surrounding the birth of Jesus. What does the Bible tell about the journey to Bethlehem for Joseph and Mary?
Alone at Christmas? Feeling lonely?
Are you alone at Christmas. Or feeling lonely? What can you do?
How can you have a white Christmas without snow?
By Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus White is such a beautiful color. Or is it? Is it really a color, or is it the purity of not being tainted by a color. With paints, if you add just a smidgen of another color to white it takes on the hue of the color added....
Christmas, abortion and Joseph, the forgotten man of Christmas
There’s a consensus among many Bible students that Jesus was not born on, or even around, December 25. It’s believed He was born in the month of….
Remember the Wonder of Christmas
Excerpt from the book, Why the Butterfly? During this hectic holiday time, take a few minutes to pause and reflect on the magnitude of God’s mercy…
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Do You Know Jesus?
The Bible clearly states that everyone has sinned and fallen short of God's glory (Romans 3:23). It also emphasizes that while the wages of sin is death, God offers us the incredible gift of eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6:23). Don’t wait—find hope and redemption!
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Top Ten "Got Questions" in 2024
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- How long did JOB SUFFER?
- How was Jesus Like a Worm? What’s the CRIMSON (OR SCARLET) WORM in Psalm 22?
- Jesus’ Last Days TIMELINE: the Cross and the Resurrection
- What are the FOUR Different PRESENTATIONS of Jesus in the Gospels?
- Did The Wise Men Arrive 12 DAYS AFTER JESUS’ BIRTH? Or Was It Much Later?
- What is the Significance of the Wise Men's THREE GIFTS? And were they kings?
2024's Top Ten "Words of Wisdom from the Cloud of Witnesses"
There is much to be learned from those who have gone before us in the faith. Check out our Cloud of Witnesses category that features the words of departed saints who are now with the Lord in glory. Their words equip and encourage us even to this day. Take a few minutes to hear...
- ONLY ONE LIFE, Twill Soon Be Past – by C.T. Studd (1860 – 1931)
- THE COMING PRINCE, by Sir Robert Anderson, 1894
- What's the Story Behind "There is a Fountain Filled with Blood by William Cowper
- "Immanuel" -- A Poem by Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892)
- Prayers from Billy Graham
- “The Love of God is Greater Far” by Frederick M. Lehman (1917)
- Who Was Robert Robinson? What’s the Story Behind “Come Thou Fount”
- 24 Reasons Why I Love America, by John Wayne (1907-1979)
- The Hound of Heaven, a poem by Francis Thompson (1859–1907)
- 40 Quotes from Frederick Buechner (1926-2022)
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2024's TOP TEN Videos from Reasons for Hope* Jesus
- Memorial Day BAGPIPES TRIBUTE: Amazing Grace
- RISE AND SHINE and Give God the Glory, Glory!
- WERE YOU THERE When They Crucified My Lord?
- PAUL HARVEY: THE BIRDCAGE
- Hark! the Herald Angels Sing -- CHARLIE BROWN Christmas
- JOHN WAYNE ~ WHY I LOVE AMERICA
- Not by Might, Not by Power, But BY MY SPIRIT says the Lord (Zechariah 4:6)
- PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN: A SOLDIER'S PLEDGE
- Jimmy Stewart - Nativity Scene Prayer: Mr. Krueger's Christmas
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, performed by Casting Crowns
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