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TINY TOWN — STUNNING SIGNIFICANCE

(December 10, 2024) Dr Jim McClure shares enlightening truths

I know that there are some Christians who hold Christmas celebrations in contempt, but I am not one of them.  While I do not appreciate many of the secular and commercial exploitation of the event, I like to celebrate this Christian festival.  And I appreciate the fact that we have the freedom to honour the birth of Jesus Christ and be thankful for His coming to us.

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LUKE’S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

(December 05, 2024) Brian Bell shares… and encourages—

As we are now in the season of Advent, I share a few thoughts taken from Luke’s gospel. Chapter 1:1-4NLT shows that Luke is very specific about his purpose: ‘to reassure you of the truth of all you were taught.’

Now Luke was not one of the first early disciples called by Jesus, he was not writing from a personal meeting with the Lord Jesus. And he wrote his gospel for the benefit of a person named in verse 1 as ‘the most honourable’ Theophilus who also didn’t have a personal meeting with Jesus… and that makes Luke’s message very relevant for you and me today.

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