Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, December 8 By Caroline Lamar The Discomfort of Waiting Read: Isaiah 35:1-10 A few months ago, a guest from the Soup Kitchen attended the 8:30 a.m. worship service. When it came time for Holy Communion, she remained seated in her pew. The ushers indicated it was her […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of December 7, 2022 Rev. Catherine Nance* It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old, from angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold: “Peace on the earth, good will to all, from heaven’s all gracious King.” The world in solemn […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, December 7 By Rev. Jan Buxton Wade Time to Awaken Read: Ephesians 5:14-16 NIV “Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. Be careful, then, how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the time, because the […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, December 6 By Dona Bunch What Was Mary Thinking? Read: Luke 2:19 KJV “But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.” As a teenager, Mary experienced an event not experienced by any other mortal. Told by Gabriel that God had chosen her to […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, December 5 By David Lineberger The Blessings of Peace Read: Isaiah 32:17 ESV “And the effort of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.” What comes to your mind when you think of peace? Is it a world without war? Is […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, December 4, Second Sunday of Advent By Rev. Catherine Nance, Senior Pastor Seeing God at Night Read: Psalm 92:2 KJV “To shew forth thy loving kindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night …” It is good to give thanks to the Lord … to declare […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, December 3 By Fran Wheeler Shadow and Starlight Read: Isaiah 60:1-2 NIV “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, December 2 By Laura Still Feeling Stumpy? Read: Isaiah 11:1-2 “A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse, from his roots a branch will bear fruit.” The word stump can be jarring—it has a quality of sounding short and hard, something cut off and useless. […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, December 1 By Suzanne Matheny Wake Up! Be Alert! Read: Isaiah 2:4-5; Romans 13:11-14 “Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.” (Romans 13:11b, NLT) Advent is apocalyptic. When we hear the word “apocalyptic,” our 21st century ears often hear destruction and […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of November 30, 2022 Rev. Catherine Nance From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised. You have given us the gift of evening and daytime, O Lord; it is how we first measured time. Then we named […]
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