Advent! Christmas Day!
“God …through us, spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Christ.” (2 Corinthians 2:14)
The smell of Christmas turkey baking in the oven permeated every corner of the house. Walking in from outside the fragrance was welcoming. The smell alone created an appetite and an expectation. Did you know that you permeate the circle you...... >Read More
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A Baby Changes Everything
“While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.” (Luke 2:6-7)
She was a simple teenage girl who found herself pregnant and alone. Just days earlier she... >Read More
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Advent Week 4: The Candle of Peace
Have you been following along with the Advent Journeys series? Today we have the 4th lesson, Wise Men: In Search of the King.
“Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the children of God.” (Matthew 5:9)
The angels proclaimed “Peace on Earth” when the Baby Jesus was born. Today we wonder as we listen to the evening news,...... >Read More
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Enemies of Christmas
“When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed… (he) called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared… (They) were warned in a dream not to go back to Herod…” (Matthew 2:3, 7, 12)
During these beautiful weeks of Advent, we shudder to think of the murderous plot of Herod. This man vividly... >Read More
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The Christmas Story
The Gospel according to Luke (Luke 2:1-20)
About that time Caesar Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Empire. This was the first census when Quirinius was the governor of Syria. Everyone had to travel to his hometown to be accounted for. So Joseph went from the Galilean town of Nazareth up to Bethlehem in Judah, David's hometown,...... >Read More
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A Christmas Acronym
“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” – which means, “God with us.” (Mathew 1:23)
Christ the Lord – born in Bethlehem and laid in a manger (Mathew 2:1, Luke 2:4-7)
Holy Night – an angel brings good news of great joy (Luke 2:8-12)
Redeemer – Savior of the... >Read More
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Joseph Obeyed
“But after he had considered [divorcing Mary quietly], an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, ‘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.’” (Matthew 1:20)
“When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the... >Read More
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What Do You Fear?
