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Light all three purple candles and one pink/red candle. Read: Luke 2:8-20 “In the same region there were shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly…
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Light three purple candles and one pink/red candle. Read: Isaiah 49:5-13 “Shout for joy, O heavens! And rejoice, O earth! Break forth into joyful shouting, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people And will have compassion on His afflicted.” (Isaiah 49:13) —– I once had a pastor friend tell me that one of…
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(Author’s Note: Twas a busy day for yours truly. Like a basketball player trying to beat the shot clock, at 11:07pm here is today’s Advent post. A video blog I shot after my church’s Christmas event tonight.) — Be God’s!
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This week one of the guys in the church reflected on the moment that led him to eventually believe that Jesus is more than a moral teacher — that he is the Lord Himself. He was sitting in church one December Sunday (an atheist dragged to church by his wife) when our pastor, Steve, shared…
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Light all three purple candles. Read: Revelation 21:1-4 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their…
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Time to blow the trumpet once again, folks! Yours truly has turned 35. And once again I find my feelings quite conflicted. Just realized when I was taking my morning shower that 35 is halfway to 70. Had to laugh. Then cry…. (not!) Ever wonder how you get so old? I never thought I’d be…
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Light all three purple candles. Read: Philippians 4:6-9 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble,…
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Light all three purple candles. Read: Luke 2:14 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.” —– The subject of peace comes up frequently around Christmastime. And often the message of the angels in Luke 2 is taken as a call for men and women to…
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Light all three purple candles. Read: Colossians 1:19-20 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. —– The most important peace of Christ, in…
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Light all three purple candles. Read: Isaiah 40:9, 11 You who bring good tidings to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, “Here is your God!” He tends…
J.C. Newton 