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 […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, November 30 By David Lineberger Hope in a World of Chaos Read: Hebrews 10:23 NIV “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” What comes to your mind when you hear the word chaos? Lawlessness, confusion, disorder, and disarray are […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, November 29 By Barry Christmas, Congregational Care Christmas Pandemonium Read Galatians 6:2 NIV “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” When planning Christmas gatherings around a loved one with memory issues, it is better to skip the “Twelve Days […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, November 28 By Ann Reego Are You Prepared? Read Matthew 3:3 “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, and make straight paths for him.’” It seems that once October appeared on our calendars, the holidays just blended together into one […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, November 27 By Rev. Andy Ferguson When There are No Words Read Luke 1:5-23 The Christmas story as told by Luke actually begins before the angel visited Mary to promise that she would bear a child. It began months earlier in the Temple. A country preacher, Zechariah, […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of November 23, 2022 Rev. Catherine Nance It is the evening before ….. The evening before “Thanksgiving Day.” O God who knows us and loves us and understands what is in our hearts – even when we feel our hearts are a jumbled mess…. Hear our prayers. […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of November 16, 2022 Rev. Catherine Nance We begin with thanksgiving God! So thankful for rain! Yes, the early November days were beautiful and we enjoyed being outside, but we know your earth and your animals and your plants need the rain. We need the rain! May […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of November 9, 2022 Offering a “Prayer at the Close of the Day,” written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer. (copied from UMC Hymnal 689) O Lord my God, I thank thee that thou hast brought this day to its close. I think thee that thou dost give rest […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of November 2, 2022 Rev. Tim Best God of all the saints, In the midst of this week of remembering those holy people that have come before us, we give you thanks for those saints that have shaped our own lives. For parents and friends, grandparents and […]
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