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 […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, December 10, Morning By Jenny Cross Let Heaven and Nature Sing Read Psalm 105:1-4 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in his holy name; let […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, December 9 By Rev. Palmer Cantler Expectation Read Philippians 3:20 “But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.” (NRSV) 2020 has felt like an endless year of waiting and dashed expectations. But, in order […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, December 8, Evening By Jane Gulley For with God, Nothing is Impossible Read Luke 1:26-38 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, December 8, Morning By Pat Hunter God is Love Read 1 John 4:7 “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.” John elaborates extensively in 1 John chapters 2, 3 and 4 […]
In any given month, the Beacon of Hope Sharing Shop distributes 50 or more toiletry bags to the Vestal community of South Knoxville. The need of this community rapidly increased as the COVID-19 pandemic caused food shortages and personal hygiene and toiletry items became more expensive. Beacon of Hope Director Dona McConnell says she’s gotten […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, December 7 By Tommye Jordan Gift for Baby Jesus Brings a New Day with Hope Read Isaiah 41:10 “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold […]
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