Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, December 24, Morning By Fran Wheeler The Blessing of Christmas Read: Psalm 23:1-3a ESV “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul.” It’s no accident that shepherds and […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, December 23 By Barry Christmas In Anticipation of Our Blessed Hope Read: Titus 2:13 NKJV “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.” I liken the season of Advent to waiting with childlike anticipation for the arrival of […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, December 22 By Katie (and Evie) Strangis The Power of Three Read: Romans 15:14 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in your faith, so that you overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Chats with Evie are often […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of December 21, 2022 Rev. Catherine Nance We are worried about the cold weather, O God. The empty shelves at grocery stores and the anxiety at gas pumps show that we anticipate the very worst. If we were honest – sometimes we are not completely honest with […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, December 21 By Beth Cooper-Libby, Preschool Director A Blip in the Screen Read: Hebrews 6:10 NIV “God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.” It happens at […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, December 20 By Dan Kelley Cowboy Bob Read: Genesis 45:7a “God sent me before you to preserve you.” My mom loved to tell the story about me when I was a small boy and my friend, Cowboy Bob. Mom had lost my older brother Timothy in childbirth […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, December 19 By Jane Gulley My New Meditation App: The Gospel of Matthew Read: Matthew 11:28-29 NKJV “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, December 18, Fourth Sunday of Advent By Tim Best, Senior Associate Pastor Salvation at Christmas Read: Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 NIV “Restore us, O God; make your face shine on us, that we may be saved.” (v.3) What does it mean to be saved? This seems like more […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, December 17 By Nancy Christmas Shining Under Bethlehem’s Star Read: Psalm 16:11 NKJV “You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” A few years ago before Christmas, our church members received a purple […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, December 16 By Rev. Rick Isbell Giving and Getting Read: Acts 20:35 NIV “In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than […]
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