December 22nd, 2021
Read – 2 Samuel 7:22 – How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. So far we’ve considered how, when, and who to worship. But what is worship? Is it singing praise songs at church on […]
December 21st, 2021
Read – 1 Chronicles 29:11 – Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. YHWH is different from any of the other gods worshiped in the […]
December 20th, 2021
Read – Psalm 150:6 – Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. Listen – Let Everything That Has Breath – YouTube When I was growing up I could rely on hearing this song once a week. Every Saturday morning I would come downstairs and find a list of chores under my […]
December 19th, 2021
Read – Matthew 2:1-2, 11 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” On coming […]
December 18th, 2021
Read 1 Peter 3:15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect Jesus is our living hope. We can be prepared, whenever we are asked to […]
December 17th, 2021
Read Psalm 96:3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! We don’t declare things very often. We might state or inform or even shout, but we only use the word “declaration” in very specific situations. America declared independence in 1776. Someone in financial trouble might declare bankruptcy. Occasionally one […]
December 16th, 2021
Read Luke 2:15-20 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. […]
December 15th, 2021
Read – Luke 2:8-14 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you […]
December 14th, 2021
Read John 20:21 – Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” Immanuel. God with us. We hear this name for Jesus leading up to Christmas, when we celebrate the birth of the Christ Child. He is fully God but also fully man. Instead of the […]
December 13th, 2021
Read Isaiah 6:8 NLT– Then I heard the Lord asking, “Whom should I send as a messenger to this people? Who will go for us?” I said, “Here I am. Send me.” Isaiah’s willing response to serve God is so simple and beautiful that we often quote those words “Here I am. Send me.” as […]
