Category: Advent 2023
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December 25 – Promises: An Advent Devotional
Writer’s Name: Jim Divine Writer’s Ministry: Co-Pastor Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 I have read the Jesus story so many times, yet it seems I’ve tended to skim over the “All returned to their own ancestral towns… (Luke 2:3a) part. But you know it’s the story’s heart, the event that places Joseph and Mary in Bethlehem, the…
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December 24 – Promises: An Advent Devotional
Writer’s Name: Loida Divine Writer’s Ministry: Co-Pastor Scripture: Jeremiah 31:31-34/Matthew 1:18-21 Do you remember moving away from your family when you were young? Either when you went to college or if you had to move due to a job opportunity. In 1985, I went to college in Arkansas and left my family back in Honduras.…
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December 23 – Promises: An Advent Devotional
Writer: Denise Herzberg Ministry: Admin Support Scripture: Philippians 4:6-9 Some joys are easy. There’s joy in holding a newborn, receiving good results from a test, seeing a sunset, or hearing a meaningful song. All these things bring joy to your heart. Yes, sometimes experiencing joy is easy. However, sometimes joy isn’t obvious; it’s almost…
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December 22 – Promises: An Advent Devotional
Writer: JulieĂnnă Davis Ministry: Event Coordinator Scripture: Psalm 91:1-4 Have you noticed that we live in a time when many people seem to live only for the moment? Because beyond that, who knows what will happen. People say times are bad. God, not current events, shapes our viewpoints and brings us hope. He will protect…
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December 21 – Promises: An Advent Devotional
Writer: Nancy Wilson Ministry: Healing Prayer Ministry Scripture: Malachi 3:10 “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. ‘Test me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not…
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December 20 – Promises: An Advent Devotional
Writers Name: Steve Reardon Writer’s Ministry: Sobremesa Barrista and Financial Resource Team member Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11-12 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to…
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December 19 – Promises: An Advent Devotional
Writer’s Name: Randy Benjamin Writer’s Ministry: Lead Team Scripture: Mark 11:24-25 24 I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours. 25 But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.…
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December 18 – Promises: An Advent Devotional
Writer’s Name: Janice Braden Writer’s Ministry: Office Manager/Care Ministry Assistant Scripture: Psalm 145:8-9 My brother, Titus, lived in Pennsylvania. He had psoriatic arthritis and was told that the medicine he was on could cause cancer. It was a chance he took so he could walk and move with the arthritis. After his initial diagnosis of…
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December 17 – Promises: An Advent Devotional
Writer: Bruce Wolfe Writer’s Ministry: Chairman, SPRT Scripture verse: Proverbs 21:21 “Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.” PLAYBALL! If you know me very well, you know I am a big baseball fan; specifically, I root for the St. Louis Cardinals, my favorite boyhood team. A few weeks ago, the Assistant…
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December 16 – Promises: An Advent Devotional
Writer’s Name: Mike Herzberg Writer’s Ministry: Chair, Trustees Scripture: Romans 8:38-39 My mother was stricken with polio when I was about six months old. She “lived” in an iron lung for about 18 months and was then confined to a wheelchair as a quadriplegic. Even with those restrictions, she didn’t want me to be alone…