“And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find […]
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Outcasts welcome (Avent Day 17)
“That night some shepherds were in the fields outside the village, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them.” Luke 2:8-9 In first century Israel shepherds were the lowest of the low. They were dirty. Unclean. Smelly. Peasants. There was […]
With Us (Advent Day 16)
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us’” Matthew 1:23 Matthew complies several sections of prophesy from Isaiah to bring us this amazing proclamation of what happened when Mary the impossible mother gave birth. God himself entered the […]
Journeying (Advent Day 15)
“At that time the Roman Emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria). All returned to their own towns to register for the census. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to […]
Joseph, man of faith (Advent Day 14)
“This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit. Joseph, her fiancé, was a good man and did not want to disgrace her publicly, […]
Magnificat (Advent Day 13)
“Oh, how my soul praises the Lord. How my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour! For he took notice of his lowly servant girl, and from now on all generations will call me blessed. For the Mighty One is holy, and he has done great things for me. He shows mercy from generation to generation […]
Puppet Emperor (Advent Day 12)
“What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.” Matthew 10:29 God is sovereign over all things. He has a master plan, and everything that happens happens with His awareness. Everything that happens only happens if He allows it. (And just […]
Impossible Mother (Advent Day 11)
““Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favour with God! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his […]
There's nothing about Mary (Advent Day 10)
“Gabriel appeared to her and said “Greetings, favoured woman! The Lord is with you!”” Luke 1:28 As we draw nearer to Christmas it is time to start looking at some of the characters who were involved in that moment of heaven touching earth. And we begin with Mary, the girl who became the mother of God. […]
Family tree (Advent Day 9)
Matthew starts his gospel account with a list of names. I don’t know about you but when I am reading it I tend to skim over it. But today as we look towards Christmas and wait on the return of Jesus, the Saviour who is reaching out to us, heaven touching earth let us take […]