Ray Comfort of Living Waters ministry talks about a new documentary that is taking the Internet by storm and causing many to reconsider their position on the abortion question.

Find out more about the 2012 State Evangelism Conference in this new podcast.

Ken Bevel, a pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church, and actor in the hit movie Courageous talks about the movie’s impact.

Messenger Insight Podcast: Representative James Lankford from Baptist General Convention of Ok on Vimeo. Oklahoma Representative James Lankford talks about his first year in Congress and about the key role of ministry in America today.

by Bobby Kelly Only Matthew and Luke record the birth of Jesus. While the basic plot and characters are similar, each Gospel highlights different aspects of the story. Jesus, Son of David and Savior of His People (Matt. 1:1-2:23) Matthew opened his Gospel with a genealogy that demonstrated Jesus’ relationship to Abraham and David. God

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by Steve Lemke As we celebrate Christmas, we focus on one of the most important Christian doctrines—the incarnation. Jesus was “Emanuel,” “God with us” (Matt. 1:23). So why does the incarnation really matter so much? (1) The incarnation matters because it reminds us that the body is not evil. God created the physical world, including

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by  Anthony L. Jordan “The virgin will conceive, have a son, and name him Immanuel.”  These were the words spoken by Isaiah 700 years before the angel appeared to Joseph and quoted these same words. Can you imagine the response of the people to whom Isaiah spoke these prophetic words regarding the coming Messiah? Let

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by Christian T. George Flesh.  The entirety of Christianity hangs upon this little word. It is a word that existed in the mind of God before the invention of email or iPhones, before laptops, automobiles or airplanes—before cities were constructed or nations established, before oceans were introduced to shores, before stars swirled through solar systems.

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by Richard Melick The virgin conception and birth of Jesus introduce the central truth of Christianity. Jesus was God incarnate. The biblical writers care little about Jesus’ boyhood, family, shaping influences or personality. They care greatly about His origin. Skeptics sometimes suggest Christianity would fare better without the virgin birth. Yet those who witnessed Jesus’

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Click here to see the full-digital version of the Dec. 15 Messenger, which contains the Celebrate Christmas insert. Christmas: A Celebration of Incarnation by Christian T. George Flesh.  The entirety of Christianity hangs upon this little word. It is a word that existed in the mind of God before the invention of email or iPhones, before laptops, automobiles

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