Matthew 28:20 “…..I myself will be with you every day until the end of this present age.” These past 24 days, we have been on this journey which I hope has prepared your heart for Christmas in a fresh way this year. We have traveled with Joseph, Mary, the shepherds, the angels, Herod, the magi,Continue reading “December 23: Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)”
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December 22: Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)
Matthew 2:10-12 When they saw the star, they were filled with joy. They entered the house and saw the child with Mary his mother. Falling to their knees, they honored him. Then they opened their treasure chests and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Because they were warned in a dream not toContinue reading “December 22: Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)”
December 21: Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)
Matthew 2:7-9 Then Herod secretly called for the magi and found out from them the time when the star had first appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search carefully for the child. When you’ve found him, report to me so that I too may go and honor him.” When they heard the king,Continue reading “December 21: Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)”
December 20: Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)
Matthew 2:3-6 When King Herod heard this, he was troubled, and everyone in Jerusalem was troubled with him. He gathered all the chief priests and the legal experts and asked them where the Christ was to be born. They said, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for this is what the prophet wrote: You, Bethlehem, land of Judah, by noContinue reading “December 20: Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)”
December 19: Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)
Matthew 2:1-2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the territory of Judea during the rule of King Herod, magi came from the east to Jerusalem. They asked, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We’ve seen his star in the east, and we’ve come to honor him.” When we think about the Wise MenContinue reading “December 19: Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)”
December 18: Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)
Luke 2:17-20 When they saw this, they reported what they had been told about this child.Everyone who heard it was amazed at what the shepherds told them. Mary committed these things to memory and considered them carefully. The shepherds returned home, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. Everything happened just asContinue reading “December 18: Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)”
December 13: Prepare (Advent Devotional 2014)
Matthew 1:20-25 As he was thinking about this, an angel from the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, don’t be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child she carries was conceived by the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you will callContinue reading “December 13: Prepare (Advent Devotional 2014)”
December 8: Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)
Luke 1:39-45 Mary got up and hurried to a city in the Judean highlands. She entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. With a loud voice she blurted out, “God has blessed you above all women, and heContinue reading “December 8: Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)”
December 5: Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)
Luke 1:21-25 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they wondered why he was in the sanctuary for such a long time. When he came out, he was unable to speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he gestured to them and couldn’t speak. When he completed theContinue reading “December 5: Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)”
December 2 – Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)
Luke 1:5-7 During the rule of King Herod of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah. His wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron. They were both righteous before God, blameless in their observance of all the Lord’s commandments and regulations. They had no children because Elizabeth was unableContinue reading “December 2 – Prepare (Advent 2014 Devotional)”
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