Advent Devotion- December 6

December 6, 2021  “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign;  The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”  Isaiah 7:14 (NIV) The promise of Christmas is the promise of God’s Presence.  Immanuel means “God with us.”  Jesus was...

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Advent Devotion – December 4

December 4, 2021 “When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.”  Matthew 2:3 (NIV) Here was the “Good News!”  Here was, “Immanuel!”  Here was, “One worthy of worship!”  Here was, “the King of the Jews!”  Here was, “the One who inspired Magi to travel for...

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Advent Devotion – December 3

December 3, 2021 “Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”  John 1:12 (NIV) We live in a country where we are guaranteed certain unalienable rights.  These rights are spelled out in the Declaration of Independence....

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Advent Devotion – December 2

December 2, 2021 “An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.”  Luke 2:9 (NIV) We’ve all had it happen to us before.  Everything is nice and quiet.  We’re sitting in the dark.  Perhaps sitting on the back...

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Advent Devotion – December 1

December 1, 2021 “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” Isa 7:14 (NIV) SALE!  FRESH CUT TREES!  FREE WRAPPING WITH PURCHASE!  SPECIAL ON CHRISTMAS MERCHANDISE!  BUY NOW, PAY LATER!  PUT...

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Advent Devotion – November 30

November 30, 2021 “A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham:”  Matt 1:1 (NIV) Do you have any skeletons in your closets?  Do you have some relatives in your lineage that you are not necessarily proud of?  Are there some things in...

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Advent Devotion – November 29

November 29, 2021 “And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.””  Gen 3:15 (NKJV) Some things just don’t make sense.  It doesn’t make sense that young people say “Bad” when...

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Advent Devotion – November 28

November 28, 2021 “He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.” 1 Peter 1:20 (NIV) If you don’t think Christmas is important, think about this: that first Christmas was planned before anything else was made. Before the first, “Let...

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Easter Devotion – April 4

Easter Sunday April 4, 2021 Luke 24:5–8 (CSB) “Why are you looking for the living among the dead?” asked the men. 6 “He is not here, but he has risen! Remember how he spoke to you when he was still in Galilee, 7 saying, ‘It is necessary that the Son of Man...

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