Week 1 God created the world – he created light, the sky, the land, the oceans and seas, the plants, the sea creatures, the birds, the land animals and reptiles. Then God created humans.Genesis 1:26-27 (NIV) [26] Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over […]
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Week 1 I start with this parable of Jesus so that we can better understand all of the Bible. In this one story, Jesus gives us a clear picture of God’s heart for us. In the beginning of this story (Luke 15:11-19) a father has two sons. The younger son asks for his inheritance, which
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Written by Pastor Mark D. Williams Sunday, December 25th Christmas Day Read John 1:1-4, 14 Today, the journey of Advent comes to an end as we have arrived at Christmas day. All the Advent candles have been lit and we are ready to light the white Christ candle in the center of our wreath. This
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Written by Pastor Mark D. Williams Saturday, December 24th Christmas Eve Read Luke 2:22-40 On the 40th day after the birth of Jesus, Mary and Joseph traveled to Jerusalem to present Jesus for the ritual of the Redemption of the Firstborn Son, and for Mary to complete her purification after childbirth. Luke shares that they
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Written by Pastor Mark D. Williams Friday, December 23, 2022 Read Matthew 1:1-17 Throughout this devotional book, I have asserted that the birth of Christ was not a random act by a desperate God who had run out of ideas, but rather the execution of a plan which was formulated before the universe was created.
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Written by Pastor Mark D. Williams Thursday, December 22nd Read Matthew 1:18-25 Once Mary comes to grips with the reality of the angel’s message, she knows she must find a way to share this news with Joseph. She does so with the hope that he will believe her about the details of the visit from
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Written by Pastor Mark D. Williams Wednesday, December 21 Read Luke 1:26-45 A few months after Elizabeth discovers that she is pregnant, God once again sends the angel Gabriel to deliver an even more important message, this time to a young teenage girl named Mary. Luke shares the details that she is a virgin and
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Written by Pastor Mark D. Williams Tuesday, December 20th Read Luke 1:23-25 Over the years, Elizabeth had grown accustomed to her husband being away for periods of time to serve in the temple. Without any children to occupy her days, she had learned to fill her days with busyness waiting for him return. But when
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Written by Pastor Mark D. Williams Monday, December 19th Read Luke 1:5-22 In Chapter 1 of his Gospel, Luke tells us that the priest Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth were an older couple who were very faithful and obedient to God but whose lives were filled with sadness because they had never been able to
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Written by Pastor Mark D. Williams Sunday December 18th Read Luke 2:14 As we enter into this fourth and last week of Advent, we light the fourth candle on the Advent wreath. This purple candle, which represents Peace, is also known as the Angel’s candle as it serves to remind us of the message of
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