Rylisms

The Visited Planet

James Ryle — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:35:35 +0000

“What is man, that thou should magnify him? and that thou should set thine heart upon him? What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visiteth him?” (Job 7:17 and Psalm 8:4). J.B. Phillips, in The Visited Planet, tells the Christmas story from the viewpoint of the angles. [...]

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Why Bethlehem?

James Ryle — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:35:13 +0000

“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” (Micah 5:2). Why Bethlehem? Of all the places Jesus could have been born, why Bethlehem? And mind you, it wasn’t [...]

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Away in a Manger?

James Ryle — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:35:35 +0000

“And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.” (Luke 2:16). The parents were aglow with pride and joy as their children lined the choir loft and prepared to sing before the church. There was little Bobby picking his nose, pretty Becky primping her hair, dutiful John standing [...]

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Lesson Three: Never Hesitate to Say Yes to God’s Plan for Your Life

James Ryle — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:05:53 +0000

“Be it unto me according to Thy Word.” (Luke 1:38). Os Guinness writes, ” Our passion is to know we are fulfilling the purpose for which we are on earth. All standards of success — wealth, power, knowledge, position, fame — grow tiny and hollow if we do not satisfy this deeper longing.” Nothing short of God’s [...]

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Lesson Two: Never Under-estimate the Power of a Personal Word from God

James Ryle — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:10:37 +0000

“With God nothing shall be impossible.” (Luke 1:37) Sometimes important things can be lost in translation. This verse is one example of that. The word nothing fails to convey into English the fullness of its Greek beginnings. In order to get a better sense of what is being said, we first need to split the word [...]

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Lesson One: Never Overlook the Potential of the Ordinary

James Ryle — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:35:52 +0000

“Despise not the day of small beginnings.” (Zechariah 4:10, NLT). God always does extraordinary things with ordinary stuff. Just look at what He made with dirt — YOU! How amazing is that? The Bible tells us that He made everything out of nothing. He is the CAN DO God. With Him nothing is impossible. One day a [...]

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Say Yes to God

James Ryle — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:30:58 +0000

“Be it unto me according to Thy Word.” (Luke 1:38, KJV). As you travel up this mountain — and to call it a mountain is more than a little overstated; actually it’s more like a rocky hill. But as you travel up you come to this town. And to call it a town is somewhat ambitious; it’s [...]

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Midnight in a Carpenter’s Shop (Part 2 of 2)

James Ryle — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:05:22 +0000

“Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”(Matthew 1:20-21). Like many men do [...]

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Midnight in a Carpenter’s Shop (Part 1 of 2)

James Ryle — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:21:35 +0000

“Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”(Matthew 1:20-21). Mary looked unusually radiant [...]

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A Christ Christmas

James Ryle — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:05:48 +0000

“He was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not.” (John 1:10). While performing at the Kraft Music Hall in 1941, Bing Crosby sang “White Christmas”, a song by Irvin Berlin, and unexpectedly produced the best selling single of all time. There is scarcely anyone today who is [...]

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