Advent Devotionals, Blog, Discipleship
Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it. 1 Peter 3:11 NLT As we gaze into the manger at this tiny, little baby born in a lowly stall outside of Bethlehem on a cold winter’s night, it is hard to fathom that “evil” would be a part of...
Advent Devotionals, Blog, Discipleship
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26 NRSV God wants to bless us. He wants to give us peace and grace. He wants to be able to...
Advent Devotionals, Blog, Discipleship
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness. James 3:17-18 NIV God’s wisdom is marked by...
Advent Devotionals, Blog, Discipleship
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf. Micah 5:2 NLT The people of Israel undoubtedly grew weary as they waited for their...
Blog, Notes From Wade, Worship
One of the readings for the second Sunday of Advent is a song from Luke 1 that includes these verses: “By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our...
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