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Read: Colossians 1:15-22; 2:9-15 “Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation.” (21-22) “For in Christ all the fullness of the…
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Read Hebrews 2:10-18. “Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives. Therefore,…
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“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.” (Isa 7:14) “Get you up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good tidings; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good tidings, lift…
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Light all five candles and drink some spiced tea. Or eat some sugar cookies. Or dunk those delightful biscuits in the tea and then eat them. Either way, it’s Christmas! So do whatever you’d like to those cookies (within reason, of course). Here is today’s Advent devotional video. This week I’ll be gone out of…
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On this most holy of evenings I bring you… Mr. Bean. At his best. We cackled for an entire week in the church office when we first saw this clip on YouTube. For those not acquainted with the majesty of Mr. Bean, here’s a primer. British comic Rowan Atkinson played a character named “Mr. Bean”…
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Light three purple candles and one pink/red candle. Read Isaiah 52:7-10. “How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace and brings good news of happiness, Who announces salvation, [and] says to Zion, “Your God reigns!” Listen! Your watchmen lift up [their] voices, They shout joyfully together;…
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I’m out Christmas shopping today. Within my first two mikes of roadway, I was so inspired by my experience that I wrote a few lines of artistic expression. In the key of G…. Car horns ring, are you listening? In your lane, engines are idling, It’s a horrific sight This Christmas Eve night Waiting in…
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Light all three purple candles and one pink/red candle.. Read: Isaiah 51:11, Rev 21:1-4 “Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.” (Isa. 51:11) “And I heard a…
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Light all three purple candles and the pink/red candle. Read: Luke 2:8-14 “And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to…
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Light all three purple candles and one pink/red candle. Read: Hebrews 12:2-3; James 1:2-4 “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him…
J.C. Newton 