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Countdown devotion #3: December 23 “Brave”
Verses: Luke 1:26-38, 46-55 30 The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary; God has shown you his grace. 31 Listen! You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the…
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Countdown devotion #4: December 20 “The pioneer”
Verses: Luke 1:5-25 5 During the time Herod ruled Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah who belonged to Abijah’s group.[a] Zechariah’s wife, Elizabeth, came from the family of Aaron. 6 Zechariah and Elizabeth truly did what God said was good. They did everything the Lord commanded and were without fault in keeping his law. 7 But they had no children,…
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Countdown devotion #5: December 19 “The one”
Verses: Isaiah 53 1Who would have believed what we heard? Who saw the Lord’s power in this? 2 He grew up like a small plant before the Lord, like a root growing in a dry land. He had no special beauty or form to make us notice him; there was nothing in his appearance to make us…
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Countdown devotion #6: December 18 “Bethlehem”
Verses: Micah 5:2-5 2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are too small to be among the army groups from Judah, from you will come one who will rule Israel for me. He comes from very old times, from days long ago.” 3 The Lord will give up his people until the one who is having a baby…
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Countdown devotion #7: December 17 “3 days”
Background : God has asked Jonah to go to the city of Nineveh, to preach to the people so they wouldn’t do evil anymore. However Jonah held grudges against the Assyrian people who massacred the Israelites, and would not preach to them, so he boarded a ship to run away from the Lord. When God…
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Countdown devotion #8: December 16 “Harmony”
Verses: Isaiah 11:1-9 11 A new branch will grow from a stump of a tree; so a new king will come from the family of Jesse 2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest upon that king. The Spirit will give him wisdom and understanding, guidance and power. The Spirit will teach him to…
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Countdown devotion #9: December 13 “All heart”
Introduction: Dear brothers and sisters, as we step into December we are in the month of Jesus’ birthday – Christmas! What do you notice around yourself in this special season? Sales and shopping? Vacation and trips? Is your schedule packed with parties and celebrations? Quality time with family? All these are great, but unfortunately they…
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Countdown devotion #10: December 12 “Leap of Faith”
Introduction: Dear brothers and sisters, as we step into December we are in the month of Jesus’ birthday – Christmas! What do you notice around yourself in this special season? Sales and shopping? Vacation and trips? Is your schedule packed with parties and celebrations? Quality time with family? All these are great, but unfortunately they…
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Countdown devotion #11: December 11 “The rock we strike”
Introduction: Dear brothers and sisters, as we step into December we are in the month of Jesus’ birthday – Christmas! What do you notice around yourself in this special season? Sales and shopping? Vacation and trips? Is your schedule packed with parties and celebrations? Quality time with family? All these are great, but unfortunately they…
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Countdown devotion #12: Dec10: “All out of Love”
Introduction: Dear brothers and sisters, as we step into December we are in the month of Jesus’ birthday – Christmas! What do you notice around yourself in this special season? Sales and shopping? Vacation and trips? Is your schedule packed with parties and celebrations? Quality time with family? All these are great, but unfortunately they…