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Tidying Up

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, December 12 By Tim Best, Senior Associate Pastor Tidying Up Read: Isaiah 54:4-10 (NRSV) “Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed; do not be discouraged, for you will not suffer disgrace; for you will forget the shame of your youth, and the disgrace of your […]

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The Christmas War

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, December 11 By Dona Bunch, Director of Beacon of Hope The Christmas War 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, […]

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Welcome, Jesus

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, December 10 By Nancy Carmon Welcome, Jesus Read Luke 2:15-16 “When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.’ So they hurried […]

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Confronted by God

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, December 9 By Linda Cox Confronted by God Read Job 38:2 (The Message) “Why do you talk without knowing what you’re talking about?” I love chapters 38-42 of Job. After suffering his ‘friends’ and their harangue about why he has lost everything, Job got in a few […]

Weekly Prayer – December 8, 2021

Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of December 8, 2021 Rev. Jan Buxton Wade Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.  (John 14:27) We await […]

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A Recipe for Morals

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, December 8 By Beth Cooper-Libby, Preschool Director A Recipe for Morals Read Judges 21:25 “In those days there was no king of Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” A boy in Sunday school had been taught by the same teacher for a number […]

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The Past and the Promise

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, December 7 By Steve Richardson The Past and the Promise Read John 3:16 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son …” In recent weeks, Mary Ellis has led the charge in our house to comb through mountains of files, documents, […]

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Be Faithful Through the Hard Times; Good Times Will Return

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, December 6 By Paula Morrison Be Faithful Through the Hard Times; Good Times Will Return Read Philippians 4:6-7 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which […]

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Never Normal Again

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, December 5 By Rev. Rick Isbell, Retired Minister of Discipleship Never Normal Again Read Isaiah 43:18-19 “Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way […]

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Silent Night, Holy Night

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, December 4 By Laine Thomas Silent Night, Holy Night Read Psalm 62:5 “My soul, wait in Silence for God only, for my hope is from Him.” It’s hard to imagine silence in the heart of the Christmas season. There is always so much to do.  The season […]