Advent is usually celebrated in the Christian church in the weeks preceding Christmas stressing four topics: hope, peace, joy, and love represented by four candles. Advent is a term from the Latin word adventus, which means coming, the coming of our Savior. The Advent season started in the 1800s in Germany. Immigrants from…
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Lift Up Worship
Lift Up Worship “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.” (Romans 12:1). The Bible mentions many ways we can “offer our bodies” to God as we…
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Look Ahead
“I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,” (Philippians 3:13). This is the time of year when many people go off to some place away from home to rest and have some fun. We call it vacation. Let’s look at some similarities…
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Advent Week 3 and 4
As we learned last week, the word “advent” means, “coming” or “arrival”. They were awaiting the arrival of our Savior and King during this Christmas season. We talked about HOPE and PEACE last week and, this week, I’m going to move it up a little, and focus on JOY and…