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Anna and Simeon: The Holy Spirit Speaks
To the Temple From Luke 2 22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”), 24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.” Mary and Joseph were observing the Mosaic law that we find in Lev. 12:1-8: 1 “Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying: ‘If a woman has conceived,…
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Mary at Christmastime
This is the script of a monologue I did as an older Mary looking back on her life as Jesus’ mother. Please note that the part where Jesus’ family thinks He’s crazy is true. I didn’t make it up. You’ll find it in Mark 3. You’ll also read in John 6 that Jesus’ brothers didn’t believe in him at first, although later James and Jude became believers and leaders of the church. Hello. My name is Mary. You may or may not know who I am, since I’m afraid I told Peter in no uncertain terms that he was not to announce me by striding ahead of me in the streets…
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5 Big Fat Reasons to Use Your Spiritual Gifts
I found across a terrific podcast WITH TRANSCRIPT on spiritual gifts. (I really like transcripts for video and podcasts.) This is Chip Ingram’s impassioned talk, “How to Develop Your Spiritual Gift for Kingdom Impact.” He lists 5 reasons to practice your gifts — not just research them. 1. Direction and purpose for your life. 2. Freedom to embrace and enjoy who you are. 3. The joy that results from impacting lives. 4. Affirmation of your victory with Christ. 5. Accountability because you will be held responsible for the stewardship of your gift. Seriously great stuff. https://livingontheedge.org/broadcast/how-to-develop-your-spiritual-gift-for-kingdom-impact-part-1/daily-radio#.WiQMKkqnE2w