Showing posts with label gift. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gift. Show all posts

Sunday, April 23, 2017

Christ—The Story, 1of5



~ God’s Greatest Gift ~

“I love to tell the story—it will be my theme in glory!”

The World’s Most Important Story told from Scripture in five parts:  1) God’s Greatest Gift,  2) The Spotless Lamb of God,  3) Our Divine Teacher,  4) Our Loving Savior, and  5) The Lord of Glory. 

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign:  Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14).

For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder.  And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6).

“Then the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.  For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord’” (Luke 2:10-11). 

“And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21). 

In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him” (1 John 4:9). 

To you first, God, having raised up His Servant Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from your iniquities” (Acts 3:26).

“That in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:7).

But the free gift is not like the offense. For if by the one man's offense many died, much more the grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abounded to many” (Romans 5:15).

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23). 

Jesus said, For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16).

But I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for it would be better for me to die than that anyone should make my boasting void” (1 Corinthians 9:15).

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

2012 Gift Suggestions



~ Good Books Are Lasting Gifts ~

Good books are lasting gifts.  Great books can be life-changing gifts affecting eternity!  In this post I unashamedly recommend the books which I have written or edited.

(1)  GOD LIGHT: Sunlight Sonlight, is a great book for anyone desiring a fuller understanding of the nature of God, anyone interested in science, anyone interested in analogies in Scripture, as well as pre-Christians.

(2)  THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH: Understanding God’s Will for You, is a great book for young people through their early thirties seeking divine direction for their life choices including careers, marriage, etc.  It is also useful for pre-believers.

(3)  JIM ELLIOT: A Christian Martyr Speaks to You, is a great book for anyone interested in Christian church history, missions, or deep thinking on critical topics such as sin in the life of a Christian.

(4)  ONE PRECIOUS PEARL: God’s Design for His Church, is a great book for anyone desiring a fuller understanding of the nature of the church, anyone interested in pearls, anyone interested in analogies in Scripture, as well as pre-Christians.

More information about each of these books is available on the side bar of the ALN blog, on the relevant tab at the top of the ALN blog, on the author’s book website, on Amazon, and elsewhere.

May this Christmas season be a truly significant time for each ALN reader as they contemplate the meaning of the Baby of Bethlehem and the Cross of Calvary.

~ Robert Lloyd Russell, ABUNDANT LIFE NOW