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Gabriel’s Message

Luke 1:26-35 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27to a virgin engaged to a man whose name… Read more »

Had God Given Up?

Psalm 89:1-4 I will sing of your steadfast love, O LORD, for ever; with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.2 I declare that your steadfast love… Read more »

Faithful Waiting

Luke 1:5-13 5 In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of… Read more »

Speak tenderly to Jerusalem

Isaiah 40:1-2 Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that… Read more »

And the Word Became Flesh

John 1:14,16-17 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth…. Read more »

Man in Black

–Philippians 2:5-8 5 Let this mind be in you that was also in Christ Jesus,6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God… Read more »

Is Christmas a Tired Tradition?

In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, 2‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’ 3This is the one of whom the prophet… Read more »

Prepare the Way of the Lord

Isaiah 40:3-5 3 A voice cries out: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall… Read more »

Let the Heavens Rejoice

Psalm 96: 11-13 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in… Read more »

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