Family Bible Reading Plan
From Children’s Ministry.
Devotional
From Pastor Nate: Emmanuel
It had been four hundred years since God inspired a prophet to write the last book of the Old Testament. Hundreds of prophecies foretold of a king or Messiah who would come to save people and form a new covenant with them. Immanuel, God with us, would be born of a virgin in Bethlehem, the city of David. Not Herod, not the Pharisees, not the scribes, not the Romans could thwart the plan of God to deliver His people.
Advent Reflection: Adoration
Adoration goes beyond praise or warm fuzzy feelings. It is to worship or revere. Worship requires us to humbly approach God with awe and amazement.
Nate’s Notes – Joy
Joy is a state of mind and an orientation of the heart. It is a settled state of contentment, confidence, and hope. It is something or someone that provides a source of happiness. It appears 88 times in the Old Testament in 22 books; 57 times in the New Testament in 18 books. The Bible talks a lot about joy.
Advent Reflection: Joy
Advent is about the coming of Christ. The coming of Immanuel – God with Us. Because of Immanuel God with us: We have hope and peace. We can experience unconditional love. and have true joy.