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The journey of the Hebrews from the edge of Egypt before the Red Sea all the way to Canaan land was marked by God's cloud. The LORD himself was in the cloud and it gave them protection and guidance.  Exodus 13:21 The Lord was going before them in a pillar of cloud by day to lead them on the way, and in a pillar of fire by night to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night.
The people soon showed a tendency to forget the Lord's protect and the great power of his deliverance at the Red Sea and they began their practice of grumbling against the Lord and against Moses. Nevertheless God mercy and grace was given to them in the provision of the cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night. God led them all the way in spite of their sin.  God goes before you on your way, to seek out a place for you to encamp, in fire by night and cloud by day, to show you the way in which you should go. Deuteronomy 1:33. Even after the judgment of the first generation dying in the wilderness with the two exceptions of Joshua and Caleb God never withdrew his cloud or stopped the provision of daily manna. A hymn of the journey written in the 1700's captures this story and turns it into a prayer that we as God's redeemed people have sung. God guide me O Thou Great Jehovah.
Guide me O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land.
I am weak, but You are mighty;
Hold me with Your powerful hand.
Bread of Heaven, Bread of Heaven,
Feed me till I want no more;
Feed me till I want no more.

Verse 2
Open now the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing stream does flow;
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through.
Strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer,
Be Thou still my Strength and Shield;
Be Thou still my Strength and Shield.

William Williams, 1745

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Jesus issues the call for true discipleship in startling terms! Taking up the cross is a call to utter loyalty to him even to the point of death.  Only the grace and strength the Spirit supplies in the time of need can give us confident hope in being such a disciple. Deny yourself is not about being less selfish or looking out for others or making time for God and Jesus. It has nothing to do with t-shirts or slogans. It is the call to come and die. As his own people those who belong to him by faith we must have total loyalty to his person.

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There have always been various opinions about Jesus of Nazareth. This was true in his own time and it is true today. On one occasion he asked his disciple Who do people say I am. The general opinion then was you are a prophet in not more. But Jesus directly asked them- Who do you say I, the Son of Man am? Then Peter makes the great confession that Jesus told was revealed to him by the Father. Peter replied in answer to the question- You are the Christ the Son of the living God!

Here is the question I want us to explore- Who did Jesus think he was? What was Jesus’ self-identity?

The correct answer to this question is essential.

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There are at least two occasions when Jesus elicited a confession of who he was from his Twelve disciples. All thee of the synoptic gospel record the conversion at Caesarea Philippi. After their report of the popular opinion of him Jesus asked them, "Who do you say I am?" Their reply voiced by Peter was, "You are the Christ (Messiah)." What exactly are his disciples confessing? 

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Did you know that Jesus the Messiah, Jesus Christ received three baptisms during his life and ministry? He began his ministry as the Promised One who would redeem his people and bring in the Kingdom of by being dipped in the Jordan River by John his forerunner. John cam preaching a baptism of repentance. Jesus asked John to baptize him. John did not think he should because he knew Jesus was sinless. Jesus said we do it to fulfill all righteousness. Immediately coming up from the water Jesus is immersed (baptized) with the fullness of the Holy Spirit. He is filled with the Spirit to do his ministry as Messiah and fulfill the three offices that received an anointing by oil under the Old Covenant- as Prophet like Moses, as High Priest like Aaron and as King like David.
Later in last half of his ministry he spoke of his baptism of suffering he would undergo to redeem his people. Luke 12:50

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What is the devil doing in the story of Messiah Jesus birth? Actually Satan has a lot to with the coming of Jesus the Christ, the Word incarnate. This message looks at the reasons from God's Word and relates the activity of both God and the devil in the coming of Jesus into the world and in his continued ministry.

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on the 8th day after his birth Jesus under went two highly significant events, his receiving the covenant sign of circumcision and the bestowal of his personal name.
Names in the Hebrew and other Semitic cultural are not mere labels but often carry profound meanings.  The name Jesus was given to him from heaven by the angel Gabriel to his chosen mother Mary before she became pregnant and repeated to Joseph in a dream. The name tells of the child's origin and his mission that would be completed when he became an adult.

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Jesus eighth day after his birth by Mary was highly significant. Two great events transpired as recorded by Luke 2:21 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. More precisely Eight days after his birth, the child was circumcised and named Yeshua. This was the name the angel had given him before his mother became pregnant. [Name of God Translation]
By his circumcision Yeshua is marked as a child of the Abraham Covenant and under the later added covenant with Israel through Moses. On the eighth day, the flesh of the boy’s foreskin shall be circumcised, Leviticus 12:3

 Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner--even those who are not your offspring. Genesis 17:12

  Paul relates in Galatians,  But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law. Galatians 4:4 4 But when the right time came, God sent his Son into the world. A woman gave birth to him, and he came under the control of the laws given to Moses. (NOG)
Here is the question. What does Jesus' circumcision have to do with the cross and what bearing does it have on the life believers, the Christian?

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We are familiar with the birth narratives of Jesus the son of Mary from Nazareth but what is the core meaning of this event? Who is this child and why is his birth so important.
Two Christmas carols are quoted in part that ask the question but the quote giving the answer is after the tag sign off.

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It is important who your mother is. Matthew does something unusual in his genealogy of Jesus. He mentions women- 4 before Mary the mother of Jesus. This message looks at Ruth and the wife of Uriah. There are a number of lessons that can be drawn from the stories of these women ancestors of Jesus and the sons born of them.
Consider the 4 women: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and the wife of Uriah. What do they have in common and what can we learn from their placement in Jesus' family line?

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