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Subject: Lord's Day Greetings
Date: Sunday, March 15, 1998 3:32 PM

Christ Jesus, true God and true Man.

"In the beginning was the word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was
God.
He was in the beginning with God.
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory,
glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth."  
John 1:1-2 & 14

"For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on the earth,
visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or
authorities--all things have been created by Him and for Him.  And He is
before all things, and in Him all things hold together."  Colossians
l:16-17

"...Although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with
God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a
bondservant and being made in the likeness of men."  Philippians 1:6-7

"And behold, you will conceive in your womb, and bear a son, and you shall
name Him Jesus.  He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most
High..." Luke 1:31-32a
"And it came about that while they were there, the days were completed for
her to give birth.  And she gave birth to her first-born son... Luke 6-7a
"For today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who
is Christ the Lord."  Luke 2:11

This is the One we worship, the One who is the same yesterday, today and
forever.  He who created the universe humbled Himself to identify with us
that He might reconcile us, wretched sinful man, to our holy God.  That is
wonderful beyond words, but that is just the beginning!  God chose us in
Christ "before the foundation of the world".

"For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image
of His Son, that He might be the first-born among many brethren; and whom
He predestined, these He also called; and whom He called, these He also
justified; and whom He justified, these He also glorfied."  Romans 8:29-30

Imagine! to be conformed to the image of Christ.  As new creations we
(individually) must be child trained [disciplined] that we (the church)
"should be holy and blameless".  I know that we know these things, but it
is good to remind ourselved that we belong to our awesome whonder Lord
Jesus, The Christ, and all is well!  So can we do any less than lift our
hearts toward heaven and worship the One to whom all praise and honor is
due?  	PRAISE THE LORD!