Category: Jesus
Advent Joy
The third candle of Advent is JOY, also known as the Shepherd Candle: the joy that comes through Jesus’ arrival. Philippians 4:4-5: Rejoice in the Lord always. Again, I say, rejoice! Let everyone see your gentleness. The Lord is near! (NET) No matter what color your church uses for this third candle, I want to…
Advent Hope
From Christianity.comThe first candle of Advent is HOPE, also called the prophecy candle.Isaiah 9:6-7: For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice…
The Advent Wreath
From Christianity.comThe Advent wreath first appeared in Germany in 1839. A Lutheran minister working at a mission for children created a wreath out of the wheel of a cart. He placed twenty small red candles and four large white candles inside the ring. The red candles were lit on weekdays, and the four white candles…
Grace vs Mercy
Grace and Mercy are like the flip sides of a coin. They are similar but not the same. Grace takes our sins and puts the punishment we deserve, and places it on Jesus instead. (Mark Altrogge Senior Pastor, Sovereign Grace Church of Indiana, PA) That’s incredible love! Mercy in the Hebrew language means compassionate…
Never The Same
When we experience the presence of God, we are changed forever. Something transformative happens, and we’re never the same. Jesus commands change! God is so good to lavish His mercy and grace on us. Things we don’t deserve are granted while things deserved are put aside. “For where two or three are assembled in…
He’s Never Gonna Change
By Lauren Daigle on Kalidescope [Verse 1] He’ll always make a way for youMake the sun and rain for youHe’ll never walk away from youHe’ll always take the blame for youAlways stay the same for youHe’s always gonna stay the same‘Cause He’s never gonna change [Verse 2] He’ll wipe away the tears you cryAlways see…
Peace And Unity
Peace And Unity In the days that Jesus walked the earth fully human, the world was watching and waiting for a Messiah that would overthrow the current political system that was oppressive. The Jewish people wanted a King to overthrow Rome and establish a more correct kingdom. But that is not what Jesus’ mission was…
Proof
The cross is proof of God’s love for us! The empty tomb is proof of life, the life of Jesus that can now be resident in us by the power of the Holy Spirit. John 1:1 says that in the beginning was the Word (Jesus) and the Word (Jesus) was with God, and the Word…
Praise Is The Water My Enemies Drown In
God inhabits the praises of His people. In Exodus 17, Israel is going to fight Amalek and his people. Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of a hill. As long as Moses held his hands up, the Israelites won. But Moses grew weary so Aaron and Hur held his arms up for…
Be Stong And Courageous
From The YouVersion Bible devotional 7/26/24 When Paul wrote his first letter to the Corinthian church, he was writing to believers experiencing intense division. Power and politics within the church community were causing Christians to stray from Jesus’ teachings and compete with each other. And because of this, the poor were suffering, people were confused…