Dec 24, 2023
Advent is the time of anticipation and preparing for the celebration of the birth of Christ. In the Western church calendar, Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, the Sunday closest to November 30, and lasts through Christmas Eve December 24. Depending...
Dec 23, 2023
How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the messenger who brings good news, the good news of peace and salvation, the news that the God of Israel reigns! Isaiah 52:7 NLT With just two days left before Christmas, and the frenzy having begun weeks ago, peace may...
Dec 22, 2023
The Messiah oratorio (“Handel’s Messiah”) was composed by George Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759). The lyrics were penned by his friend and patron Charles Jennens (1700 – 1773) and are based on the King James Bible and the Coverdale Psalter. Handel’s...
Dec 21, 2023
When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. And when they had come into the...
Dec 20, 2023
But we devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word. Acts 6:4 ESV Scripture makes it clear that there’s no right way to pray. When you talk, God listens. It’s not the words that matter to God so much as what’s in our heart. Know also that prayer is...
Dec 19, 2023
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. Romans 3:23-24 NLT Grace is the unmerited, unearned love...