Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, December 3, Morning By Rev. Monty Walton What Are You Waiting For? Read Malachi 4:1-3 “Count on it: The day is coming, raging like a forest fire. All the arrogant people who do evil things will be burned up like stove wood, burned to a crisp, nothing […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Thursday, December 3, Evening By David Lineberger Waiting for Jesus Read Psalm 27:14 “Wait for the Lord; be strong and courageous. Wait for the Lord.” No one would argue that the times we currently live in are somewhat frustrating! All of us want our lives to return to […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Wednesday, December 2 By Dr. Jeffrey H. Johnson He Will Be With You Read Isaiah 43:1-3a “But now, O Jacob, listen to the LORD who created you. O Israel, the one who formed you says, “Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, December 1, Evening By Beth Cooper-Libby Stephen Read Matthew 14:13 “When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns.” Long ago in rural Western Pennsylvania, a little girl was […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Tuesday, December 1, Morning By Dr. Dwight Wade Dealing with the Unexpected Read Luke 1:5-35 In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Monday, November 30 By Thomas Stubbs We Begin in Darkness Read Isaiah 9:2 “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who lived in a land of deep darkness, on them light has shined.” (ESV) This Word, spoken by the prophet Isaiah twenty-seven hundred […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, November 29, Evening By Rev. Chris Brown A Time of Hopeful Waiting Read 2 Peter 3:8-15 But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family November 26, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade O One Who Calls Forth the Dawn, rise within us today. You streak the sky with hues of mauve and lavender, blue and gold, announcing yourself as the Master of the Universe. How can we overlook your […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family November 25, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Morning Star, in the light you have placed within us, we see clearly the world in all its discord, and we are well-acquainted with the disharmony in our personal lives. You have spoken of your bright dream […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family November 24, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Life in this world has a way of wounding us, sometimes within an inch of our lives; and at many junctures we wound ourselves. We need only sift through our memories to count the foolish mistakes we […]
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