The Lord is near. Of supreme importance in the Christian life is requesting, receiving and cultivating the gift of the Lord’s presence. To become more consciously and constantly aware of his ...

The angels too rejoice as the lower ranking angels accompany Jesus and the redeemed, and they call to the higher-ranking angels in heaven inside the gates of heaven: Lift up your heads, O gates!

Prior to making that statement, Paul in verse 4 reiterates the importance of joy: Rejoice in the Lord always: And again, I say, rejoice. In other words, instead of anxiety, just lay the case ...

Now we should rejoice, because the Lord is near. ... Then, we can really benefit from the presence of the Messiah, and He, Himself, will come to heal us of many of our ailments.

Rejoice in the Lord! Dianne Bergant December 06, 2004. ... Advent is a liturgical journey toward Christmas, the feast that celebrates God’s presence as one of us.

Rejoice in the Lord, always, again I say rejoice Columnist Leo Endel says following Philippians 4:4 isn't always easy, and God will sometimes test you. Opinion by Leo Endel.

Fr. Jeffrey Kirby of South Carolina reflects on 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17, and its call to "rejoice always" and "pray without ceasing" as it relates to the holy season of Advent.

For most, to rejoice in life means trying to remove as much of our hardship as possible. ... Part of working out our salvation is growing in awareness of the Lord’s presence.

First, the joy mentioned in the Torah is almost always “before God,” such as in Devarim 12:18: “And you shall rejoice before the Lord your God in all the endeavors of your hand.” ...

Swaggart’s life of preaching was marred when he was caught with a prostitute in 1988 in New Orleans. He later addressed the ...