Holidays and Holy Days Archives – Page 3 of 5

Names of Jesus Introduction

Published: December 17, 2024 (Originally published: December 16, 2015)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

There are many names and titles of Jesus throughout both the Old and New Testament. This study will not be an exhaustive list, but instead a sampling of some of my favorites. My goal is to give us an opportunity daily to stop and behold the wonder of our Savior as we prepare to celebrate His birth.

A Christmas Message

Published: December 12, 2024 (Originally published: December 24, 2014)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

Let’s take just a moment to look beyond the controversy over when the Lord came and focus on why He came. I think Isaiah gave us the best explanation the Bible offers. What follows is my adaptation of Isaiah 53.

The Feast of Hanukkah … History And Prophecy

Published: December 11, 2024 (Originally published: December 17, 2014)

He will be succeeded by a contemptible person who has not been given the honor of royalty. He will invade the kingdom when its people feel secure, and he will seize it through intrigue. (Daniel 11:21)

The God Without … A Thanksgiving Message

Published: November 18, 2024 (Originally published: November 25, 2015)

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. (Psalm 100)

God’s Blessing Game

Published: November 13, 2024 (Originally published: November 21, 2015)

When the Pilgrims had experienced their first successful harvest in the New World, they decided to give thanks for the Lord's provision, even though half of them had died in the year since their arrival. Inviting the neighboring natives to join them, they held a three-day celebration patterned after their knowledge of the Feast of Tabernacles.

Happy Birthday Lord Jesus

Published: September 18, 2024 (Originally published: June 30, 2003)

For about 1400 years we've celebrated the Lord's birth on Dec. 25. Are we wrong?

The Feast Of Pentecost

Published: May 29, 2024 (Originally published: May 23, 2015)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

Pentecost comes in the early summer (mid May-mid June). It’s the only Levitical Feast Day between the three spring feasts (Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits) and the three in the fall (Rosh Hashanna, Yom Kippur, and Tabernacles). The Hebrew name for this Day is Shavuot,

Messianic Prophecy In The Old Testament

Published: December 6, 2023 (Originally published: December 9, 2015)

A Bible Study by Jack Kelley

In the time after their sin and expulsion from the Garden Adam and Eve must have felt incredible despair. They had experienced life both before and after the curse, the only ones to do so, and had first-hand knowledge of the difference.

The Year of Jubilee

Published: October 23, 2023 (Originally published: July 2, 2003)

An incredible law of God that is never kept.

The Feast Of Tabernacles: Feast of Booths: Sukkot

Published: October 18, 2023 (Originally published: September 26, 2015)

Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year. Eat the tithe of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name,