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A Year Held in His Hands| A New Year Sermon

By Ekombe Hau -
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A Year Held in His Hands| A New Year Sermon Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Every time a new year comes close, something in me start feeling that weird mix of excitement and heaviness. Maybe you know the feeling too—like you’re standing at this invisible doorway. One foot in the old year (the stuff you want to forget but somehow still sticks to you like stubborn glue), and the other foot stepping into something you still can’t see clearly. And sometimes you’re hopeful, sometimes you’re scared, sometimes you’re… well, both at the same time. I was thinking about all that while reading some Scriptures again, and honestly, it hit me harder this year. Maybe because life been kinda loud lately, or maybe because I’m tired of pretending everything always makes sense. But the Bible does this thing, right? It sneaks into the parts of your heart you thought you cleaned up, and suddenly you realize God is trying to talk to you again. Even if it feels like you weren’t exactly listening. S...
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Christmas Sermon – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible)

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  Christmas Sermon – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible) Photo by  Toni Cuenca  on  Unsplash I still remember one Christmas morning from years back. It wasn’t fancy. No big tree, no expensive gifts. Just the smell of tea boiling in the kitchen, cold air sneaking in through a half-open window, and Luke chapter 2 open on my lap. Somehow that felt more like Christmas than all the lights and noise combined. Maybe because Christmas, at its core, is not loud. It arrives quietly. Like a baby cry in the dark. So this is not a polished sermon. It’s more like sitting together, Bible open, heart open, walking verse by verse through the Christmas story. Some thoughts wander, some sentences limp a bit. That’s okay. Faith is like that too. The Promise Before the Birth Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder…” Long before Bethlehem. Long before Mary felt those first pains. God already spok...
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Why Do Christians Celebrate Christmas? A Commentary and Explanation Bible Study

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  Why Do Christians Celebrate Christmas?  A Commentary and Explanation Bible Study Photo by Toni Cuenca on Unsplash Every year when December comes around, the air starts to change. Even before the decorations show up. You smell pine, dust mixed with old cardboard boxes pulled from storage, maybe cinnamon if someone nearby is baking. And somewhere in the background, a song about joy or bells or peace is playing, sometimes too loud, sometimes tinny from a phone speaker. Christmas. For Christians, Christmas isn’t just a holiday with lights and gifts and awkward family meals. It’s deeper, older, and also strangely tender. It’s about remembering a birth. But not just any birth. The birth of Jesus Christ. And yeah, the Bible doesn’t say “December 25th” anywhere. That part always comes up in debates. But Christians celebrate Christmas because of what happened, not only when it happened. Let’s walk through it slowly, verse by verse, thought by thought. Not rushed. Like a study ...
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1 Thessalonians Chapter 5 – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible Study)

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1 Thessalonians Chapter 5 – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible Study) Photo by  Aaron Burden  on  Unsplash I’ve been sitting with 1 Thessalonians chapter 5 for a while now. Like, actually sitting with it. Coffee gone cold. Fan humming in the background. Street noise drifting in and out. This chapter feels like Paul leaning back in his chair, looking at the church like a tired but loving father, saying, “Okay… before I go, there’s some things you really need to remember.” It’s not fancy theology. It’s everyday faith. Messy, practical, sometimes uncomfortable faith. And honestly, that’s what I love about it. So let’s walk through it slowly, verse by verse, not rushing. Not pretending we have it all together either. Verses 1–2 “But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.” Paul starts by basically saying, “You already know this.” And t...
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1 Thessalonians Chapter 4 – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible Study)

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  1 Thessalonians Chapter 4 – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible Study) Photo by  Aaron Burden  on  Unsplash There’s something about 1 Thessalonians chapter 4 that always feels like sitting across from someone older and wiser, maybe Paul with tired eyes and a warm voice, telling you how to actually live this faith out when nobody is watching. Not theory. Not shiny words. Just real life stuff. Work, love, sex, grief, death, hope. All of it mashed together. This chapter smells like daily bread and dust and honest prayer. Paul isn’t shouting here. He’s urging. You can almost hear him saying, “You’re doing okay… but let’s keep going.” Verses 1–2: Walking to Please God “Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.” Paul starts gently. He doesn’t accuse them. He doesn’t say they failed. He says, you already know how ...
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1 Thessalonians Chapter 3 – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible Study Blog)

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  1 Thessalonians Chapter 3 – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible Study Blog) Photo by  Aaron Burden  on  Unsplash Sometimes when I read 1 Thessalonians chapter 3, it feels like opening a letter that still smells like the road dust on Paul’s sandals. It’s not polished. It’s emotional. It’s the kind of chapter that doesn’t shout theology at you but whispers concern, love, and that deep ache you feel when you leave people you care about and don’t know how they’re doing. Honestly, this chapter always hits me in a quiet way. Not loud. More like a late-night thought you can’t shake. This chapter is short, only thirteen verses, but it carries weight. Real human weight. Anxiety, relief, joy, prayer. Paul isn’t acting like a distant apostle here. He’s more like a spiritual parent pacing the floor, wondering if the kids are okay. Let’s walk through it slowly. No rush. Verses 1–2: Sending Timothy, the Ache of Separation “Wherefore when we could no longer fo...
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1 Thessalonians Chapter 2 – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible Study)

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1 Thessalonians Chapter 2 – Commentary and Explanation (Verse by Verse Bible Study) Photo by  Aaron Burden  on  Unsplash 1 Thessalonians Chapter 2    This chapter feels like Paul pulling up a chair, leaning forward, and saying, “Let me tell you what was really in my heart.” It’s not flashy theology. It’s lived faith. Sweat, tears, awkward moments, late nights, misunderstandings, love that cost something. You can almost hear the dust of the road under his sandals. I’ll walk verse by verse, but not stiff and academic. More like someone reading the chapter early in the morning with a cup of tea that’s gone cold already, pausing, remembering, sighing a little. Setting the scene (before verse 1) Paul is writing to believers he barely got time to disciple properly. Thessalonica wasn’t an easy place. There was persecution, suspicion, political tension, and religious pressure. Paul and his companions had already been beaten in Philippi. Bruised bodies, tired souls,...
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