Matthew 24:36-44 36 “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son,[a] but only the Father. 37 For as the days of Noah were, so will… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Advent
Romans 13:11-14
Romans 13:11-14 11 Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than… Read more »
Advent Devotional: Psalm 122
Psalm 122 1 I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” 2 Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem. 3… Read more »
Advent Devotional: Isaiah 2:1-5
Isaiah 2: 1-5 The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.2 In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest… Read more »
The Chrismon Tree
FUPC’s festive Christmas decorations include a giant tree covered with white and gold ornaments called “Chrismons” — Christ’s monograms. Chrismons were first developed in 1957 by Frances Spencer and the women… Read more »
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Luke 2:19 But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. When we ponder something, we think deeply about it. Certainly, Mary had a lot to ponder!… Read more »
What Is Christmas All About?
Luke 2:8-18 8 In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory… Read more »
The Christmas Story
Luke 2:1-7 In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was… Read more »
The Birth Announcement
Isaiah 9:2-7 2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness—on them light has shined. 6 For a… Read more »
Joseph’s Lessons for Advent
Matthew 1:18-25 18 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she… Read more »