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Making a Jesse Tree
Oh, come, strong Branch of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan’s tyranny; From depths of hell Thy people save And give them vict’ry o’er the grave. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to Thee, O...
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Advent Begins
Our most gracious God, we pray for your blessings as we begin our Advent journey. Turn our hearts toward You. Forgive us our selfish preoccupations. Quiet us with Your words of comfort and peace and...
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Advent and the Church Calendar
One of the most peculiar things for me to subscribe to when I became Lutheran was the liturgy and the church calendar. I’ve been in a liturgical church for five years and I’m just now starting to...
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12 Days of {handmade} Christmas Tutorials::Day 10 Advent Calendar/Jesse Tree...
This is day 10 in a 12 days series of {handmade} Christmas tutorials. I’m Nicole and I blog at thepantrybook.com, a notebook of homekeeping, crafts, and professional motherhood. Come on over to join me...
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Why We Need Advent So Desperately (Week 1)
The time of Advent, that begins today, is a time of prayerful, repentant and joyous waiting. Our most gracious God, we pray for your blessings as we begin our Advent journey. Turn our hearts toward...
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Our Simple Advent & an Introduction to The Church Year
(Click here to print the church year calendar—our church is using Series B 2014-2015 this year so you can follow along with the readings for today and all the Sundays of Advent.) Today is the first...
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5 Courageous Things You Can Do On the Darkest Days
We had our boy this weekend which meant it was legos and books and golf cart rides and running and screaming through the house all the live long day. The best kind of chaos in my humble opinion. It...
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We Wait [First Tuesday of Advent]
Isaiah 11:1-4 There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and...
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Nothing to Give [First Wednesday of Advent]
Isaiah 25: 8-10 The Lord GOD will wipe away the tears from all faces; the reproach of his people he will remove from the whole earth; for the LORD has spoken. On that day it will be said: “Behold...
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True Light [First Friday of Advent]
I John 1: 7 Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him there is no cause for stumbling. I stood among in a...
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Perfect Peace [First Saturday of Advent]
Isaiah 26: 3 You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you. Mama gave birth to me in the January cold and bundled me up on a Friday night for my first homecoming. Daddy was no where to be...
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Eyes to See [Second Monday of Advent]
Isaiah 35: Here is your God, he comes with vindication; With divine recompense he comes to save you. Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf be cleared. Thomas is 5 and is a...
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Wonder of All Wonders [Second Tuesday of Advent]
Jude 21 “But you beloved, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of Lord Jesus Christ, that leads to eternal life.” I was 13 and I wanted to know God so bad. I wanted an inside...
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Fresh Joy [Second Wednesday of Advent]
Isaiah 29: 19 The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord. I knew she about to cry. And I heard all the things she couldn’t say. She looked at me with eyes that are learning about the hardness of the...
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Wait & Believe [Second Thursday of Advent]
Psalm 27: 13-14—I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord, be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord. I didn’t have...
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Longing [Third Monday in Advent]
Psalm 119:81 My souls long for your salvation, I hope in your word. My eyes long for your promise. I wish that were all true for me. The truth is, my soul longs for things not good for it, I often...
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My Chosen [Third Thursday of Advent]
Isaiah 42: 1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights. I have put my Spirit upon him. We still can’t stop talking about the weekend. Bearing witness to beautiful things...
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