Advent 2024

“In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be...

“I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her...

“I will bless those who bless you, I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt, and...

“When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.”  - Hosea 11:1...

“Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: See, the virgin will conceive, have a...

“For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on...

“This is my servant; I strengthen him, this is my chosen one; I delight in him. I have put...

“Then the angel told her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.  Now...

“She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his...

“For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who...

“Now these three remain: faith, hope, and love — but the greatest of these is love.” - 1...

“I wait for the Lord; I wait and put my hope in his word.  I wait for the Lord more than...

“Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and falling to their knees,...

“The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. We observed his glory, the glory as the one and...

“When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped inside her, and Elizabeth was...

“There was a man sent from God whose name was John.  He came as a witness to testify about...

“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes...

“When all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. As he was praying, heaven...

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was...

“For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” - Romans 10:13 CSB How...

“For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” - Matthew 11:30 CSB Here Jesus is teaching...

“He must increase, but I must decrease.” - John 3:30 CSB As we continue to explore our...

“Simon Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.’” - Matthew 16:16...

“When the time came to completion, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,...