advent celebration
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The ancient church celebrated Christmas, though its holiday season looked different than ours. The oldest Christmas tradition was the “Advent” celebration. “Advent” is the old Latin word for “coming” and refers to the four-week celebration of the first coming of Jesus Christ that also looks forward to His return. It started as an observance in…
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Light two purple candles Read: Isaiah 40:3-5 A voice of one calling: “In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And
J.C. Newton 