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Filling the Void

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, December 18, Morning By Sue Isbell Filling the Void Read Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God.”  I miss Walk Through Bethlehem. For eighteen of the twenty-three years that I worked at Church Street, recreating the village of Bethlehem consumed most of my Advent […]

Elizabeth

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, December 18, Evening By Vivian Kempfer Elizabeth Read Luke 1:5 “There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.” (KJV) The […]

What a Year!

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, December 18, Morning By Judy Vest What a Year! Read 1 Peter 1:8 “You love him though you have never seen him; though not seeing him, you trust him; and even now you are happy with the inexpressible joy that comes from heaven itself.” You have a […]

The Church of How

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, December 17, Evening By Steve Richardson The Church of How Read John 1:14-18 “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us … No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the […]

Our Amazing Ragtag Christmas Tree

Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, December 15, Morning By Dena Wise Our Amazing Ragtag Christmas Tree Read 1 Corinthians 12:18-20 “God has placed each part in the body just as he wanted it to be. If all the parts were the same, how could there be a body? As it is, there […]

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

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 […]

Be Still

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 […]

Is Jesus Still Coming?

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 […]

Every Day is a Great Day!

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 […]

Making Room for God

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 […]