Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, December 16 By Rev. Catherine Nance O Come, O Come Emmanuel Read Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:22-23 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. All this took place to fulfill what the […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, December 15, Evening By Linda Henderson Cox Be Still Read Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” If ever there was a true statement, “These are the times that try […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, December 15, Morning By Dona McConnell Is Jesus Still Coming? Read Luke 2:10-11 “And the angel said to them,’Be not afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people, for to you is born this day in […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, December 14 By Ken Bodie Every Day is a Great Day! Read Psalm 118:24 “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” This was my fraternal grandfather’s favorite bible verse. I can only imagine that some of us […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, December 13, Evening By Janet Edwards Making Room for God Read Psalm 51:10-12 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, December 13, Morning By Bishop Richard C. Looney Shepherds Heard and Responded – Will We? Read Luke 2:8-20 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, December 12, Evening By Andy and Nancy Zirkle Conform or Transform in These Confusing Times Read Romans 12:2 “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by renewing of the mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, December 12, Morning By John Eldridge Good Trouble Read Amos 5:24 “Let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever flowing stream.” One of my all time heroes, John Lewis, died this year. He coined the phrase, “Good trouble,” saying that when you see injustice, […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, December 11 By Dan Kelley The Still Small Voice Read 1 Kings 19:11-12 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, December 10, Evening By John Peterson The World – What Will Baby Jesus Think? Read Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the thoughts I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” In this year […]
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