Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Sunday, December 20, Morning By Rev. Catherine Nance O Come, Thou Root of Jesse’s Tree Read Isaiah 11:1-10 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Saturday, December 19, Evening By Ann Reego Feeling It Read Psalm 43:3-4 “Send your light and your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to your holy mountain, to your dwelling place. Then I will come to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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