Advent Readings 1/4 & 1/5/2019

Friday, January 4 Acts 7:44-53 Christmas is indeed the most magnificent time of the year! We, as Christians, are taught about the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ from the time we are toddlers. The Magi brought the baby Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense, and...

Advent Readings 12/23 – 1/3/2019

Sunday, December 23 Luke 1:39-45 “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!” Oh to have been a fly on the wall of this meeting between Elizabeth and Mary.  Elizabeth was considered by many to be too old for children.  Mary...

Advent Readings for 12/16 – 12/22/2018

Sunday, December 16 Isaiah 15:2-6 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” Exodus 15 tells the story of the Israelites celebrating and singing a song that told of...

Advent Reading for week of 12/9/18

Sunday. December 9 Luke 3:1-6 “ And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” John had a clear picture of what he was being called to do.  He had heard the stories of his father’s encounter with an...