by Colin Foreman | December 22, 2020 | advent, Blog Updates, church
Reading: Luke 1:39-56 Mary Visits Elizabeth39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and...
by Colin Foreman | December 21, 2020 | advent, Blog Updates, church
Reading: Luke 1:26-38 The Birth of Jesus Foretold 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of...
by Colin Foreman | December 20, 2020 | advent, Blog Updates, church
Reading: Matthew 1:1-17 The Genealogy of Jesus the Messiah1 This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son of Abraham: 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 Judah the father of...
by Colin Foreman | December 19, 2020 | advent, Blog Updates, church
Reading: John 1:1-18 The Word Became Flesh1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and...
by Colin Foreman | December 18, 2020 | advent, Blog Updates, church
Reading: Micah 5:1-4 A Promised Ruler From Bethlehem5 Marshal your troops now, city of troops,for a siege is laid against us.They will strike Israel’s ruleron the cheek with a rod. 2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,though you are small among the clans of Judah,out of...
by Colin Foreman | December 17, 2020 | advent, Blog Updates, church
Reading: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 The Suffering and Glory of the Servant13 See, my servant will act wisely;he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.14 Just as there were many who were appalled at him—his appearance was so disfigured beyond that of any human...