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Epiphany Activities
Use these activities to celebrate Epiphany with your family or Sunday school class. A Dramatic Reading of Matthew 2:1-12Supplies needed: Bible; construction paper (assorted colors); glitter (optional); paste; pencils or pens; crayons or markers; scissors.Invite everyone to make a paper crown to be worn during the reading of Matthew 2:1-12. Decorate the crown with glitter or with designs drawn with…
READ MOREWith Thankful Hearts We Prepare for the Lord’s Coming
Advent is a season of preparation. Use this devotional reading to prepare your heart for the celebration of Christ’s birth. Advent, from the Latin advenio, which means “coming,” is a time that calls us to prepare for the Lord’s coming. It is a season of preparation and joyful expectation as we await the birth of the Savior. It is also…
READ MOREWith Thankful Hearts We Welcome and Receive the Lord
By coming to earth, Christ made a way for people to have a relationship with God. During this Advent season remember to invite the Lord into your own life. The Festival of the Nativity of Our Lord is the central event in the Christmas cycle. At Christmas, we celebrate God’s greatest gift to us – Jesus, God’s gift of love.…
READ MOREWith Thankful Hearts We Await the Lord’s Coming Again
During Advent, Christians celebrate Christ coming to earth for the first time. But the Bible also promises that Christ will come again. Use this devotional to reflect on Christ’s Second Coming. Christ’s second advent will be a time of redemption and judgment. In the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke), Jesus announces signs that will be portents of his return. Jesus…
READ MOREWe Respond with Joy and Thanksgiving to God’s Wonderful Gift
Christ’s coming is cause for celebration. During the Advent season, use this devotional as a reminder to give thanks for the gift of Christ. Two Mothers, Hannah and Mary, Offer Praise for God’s Gift of a Son Psalm 1131 Samuel 2:1-10Luke 1:46-56Zechariah, Father of John the Baptist, Offers a Prophetic Song at the Birth of His Son Luke 1:67-80Trusting in…
READ MOREBook Reviews: Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense, N. T. Wright
Sometimes Christianity can seem complicated by doctrines. So in this book Wright gets down to the basics by exploring why Christianity makes sense in belief and practice. N. T. Wright (HarperSanFrancisco, 2006)In Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense, N. T. Wright author of such well-known (and colossal) volumes as The New Testament and the People of God (1996), Jesus and…
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