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Devotionals about Joy

Advent

Be Thankful for Someone

Read: Ephesians 1:15-23 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. (v. 16) Over the years I’ve tried to cultivate the habit of starting each

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Be Willing to Cooperate

Read: Luke 1:26-38 Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word. (v. 38) Imagine God tapped you on the shoulder and said,

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Display Baby Pictures

Read: Luke 2:1-7 [Mary] gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger. (v. 7) Go through your treasure trunk, find your

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Sing “Joy to the World”

Read: Philippians 2:1-8 [Jesus] emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. (v. 7) Jesus was a man. Not half God, half human.

Joy

List Your Ancestors

Read: Matthew 1:1-17 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. (v.1) Among my most treasured possessions is an old family Bible.

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Do Good in Secret

Read: Matthew 6:1-4 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing. (v. 3) He was a candidate for public

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Feed the Birds

Read: Matthew 6:25-34 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of

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Embrace the Unexpected

Read: Luke 1:5-25 But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years. (v. 7) The Christmas story abounds with unexpected happenings. Think about it. Zechariah

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Listen to the Elderly

Read: Luke 2:25-38 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel. (v. 25) Anna and