It's December 1, and if you're like me, you're already running from one thing to the next, throwing Christmas ornaments on trees as carelessly as your kids and hoping for the best. And what you really need for Christmas is rest. And the ability to focus on the reason for the season. It isn't your family. It isn't their gifts. It isn't perfectly crafted Christmas cookies. It's ...
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A Christmas Call to Worship #FREEdownload
This week, we kick off the holiday season, and if you're like me, you can already feel the pressure of where you'll go, what you'll do, what you'll cook….We get so busy that sometimes we forget what Christmas is all about: WORSHIP. It's what the angels did, it's what the shepherds did, it's what the wise men did, and it's what we should be doing, too. With that in mind, I'd like ...
Day Seventeen: God With Us…He’s IN us!
“Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son and will call Him Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14 Read Matthew 1:18-25. Joseph takes the stage today, and through his encounter with an angel, we learn a lot about Christ. You see, Joseph was stuck. No direction he could take seemed to be the right one. Even if he ...
Day Fifteen: Worthy of Worship
“Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?” Matthew 2:2 Read Matthew 2:1-12. The Magi, who are often called “Wise Men,” certainly did have some things together. They studied the heavens, searching for signs, and when they saw a sign that pointed to Christ, they followed it far and wide until it led them to where He was. Unlike the shepherds who went to see “this thing” of ...