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Devotionals about Advent

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All Things

Read: Colossians 1:15-20 . . . and in him all things hold together. (v. 17) After having looked at the early parts of the four Gospels, we will now look

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Tabernacling

Read: John 1:14-18 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. (v. 14) Earlier this month we used the analogy of the Bible as a keyboard. When one note

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Unrecognized

Read: John 1:6-13 . . . yet the world did not know him. (v. 10) John’s prologue is lofty poetry—it’s lyric. Curiously, however, John interrupts his own poetry in verse

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Shines

Read: John 1:1-5 The light shines in the darkness. (v. 5) We saw earlier how Mark introduced us to “The beginning of the gospel.” Today John takes us back to

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Consolation

Read: Luke 2:22-40 Simeon . . . was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel. (v. 25) This is our eleventh and final day of reflections from Luke.

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Unto You

Read: Luke 2:8-21 For unto you is born this day . . . a Savior. (v. 11) Thirty years ago this month our daughter was born. I was serving as

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The Birth

Read: Luke 2:1-7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son. (v. 7) Christmas is nine days off yet, but today we come to Luke’s classic telling of Jesus’ birth

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A New Song

Read: Luke 1:67-80 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. (v. 76) Zechariah used his nine months of silence to deepen his relationship with God.

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Fear and Wondering

Read: Luke 1:57-66 And fear came on all their neighbors. (v. 65) We often miss the Bible’s humor. God himself invented humor, and anyone who has ever watched a one-year-old