Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, December 10, Evening By Dr. Edie Johnson, Organist and Music Associate People, Look East Read: Isaiah 40:4 Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965), daughter of a British novelist and granddaughter of an American actor, penned this Advent hymn replete with vivid seasonal imagery. Though a shy girl who grew up […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, December 10, Morning Rev. Tim Best, Senior Associate Pastor Patience Read: Psalm 98 I am not particularly musical. I played in the band in middle school but quit to pursue other interests. I always liked the idea of singing, but I didn’t take voice lessons nor did […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, December 9 By Dan Kelley Who Are You? Read: 1 Peter 3:3-4 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, December 8 By Jim Lantrip Behold, Your God! Read: Zechariah 6:12-13 “The king shall come when morning dawns and light triumphant breaks, When beauty gilds the eastern hills and life to joy awakes. And let the endless bliss begin by weary saints foretold, When right shall triumph […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, December 7 By Jenny Cross, Director of Youth Ministries Pleased to Dwell Read: Colossians 1:15-20 There is a familiarity to the Christmas story that often distracts me from the magnitude of it all. The poor mother and father traveling to the small town. The farm animals surrounding […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of December 6, 2023 Rev. Catherine Nance Tonight’s prayer is adapted from one I found written by Christine Sine on the Godspace website. I like the refrain, “Come down, come in, and, come among us.” That could be a simple and inviting breath prayer to offer during […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, December 6 By Dona Bunch The Miracle of Transformation Read: Ezekiel 36:26 & 2 Corinthians 5:17 At this fall’s 50th anniversary meeting of the Holston Conference United Women in Faith, the newly elected General Secretary spoke of “transformation” in the Methodist Church and in the United Women […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, December 5 By Rev. Jim Bailes, Retired Associate Pastor Behold, Our God! Read: Isaiah 40:9 “The way we conceive of the future sculpts the present, gives contour and tone to nearly every action and through the day. If our sense of future is weak, we live listlessly. […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, December 4 By Steve Richardson What Are We Waiting For? Read: Mark 1:1-4 … As it is written in the prophet Isaiah … “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” Waiting. It’s one of those things encountered by every human being. Waiting is not […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, December 3, Evening By Rev. Andy Ferguson, Retired Senior Pastor Christmas! Umm, No, Wait Read: Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God… to a maiden engaged to a man whose name was Joseph. The maiden’s name was Mary. When Celia told […]
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