Category: Weekly Pastoral Devotions
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A Child is Born
Devotions for 12-4-24 Luke 2:6 “And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.” Christmas! We are in the Christmas season, or advent as it is called in the church. This is the time of the year that we remember the birth of Jesus. We all know the story, every person…
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Joseph
Devotions for 12-11-24 Matthew 1:24 “And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife.” Whenever we look at the Christmas story we focus on Mary and baby Jesus. Some Christmas cards and other Christmas scenes only have Mary holding Jesus in…
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O Favored One
Devotions for 12-18-24 Luke 1:28 “He came to her and said, ‘Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!’” The story of Christmas contains many strange and wonderful happenings. We usually think of some of those like the birth of Jesus in a stable where He was laid in a manger, or the angels…
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Inner Peace
Devotions for 11-6-24 Philippians 4:8-9 “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable… think about these things.” Peace is something we all desire. Unfortunately, peace is also something that is often elusive and hard to find. You can see how hard it is to have real peace in our hearts by how many people take…
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Wisdom Calls
October 30th, 2024 Proverbs 8:1 “Does not wisdom call? Does not understanding raise her voice? The book of Proverbs is King Solomon’s book given to help people gain wisdom and understanding. It was written to us so that we could better understand how to live wisely in this world. In this book we are told…
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A Light For All To See
Devotions for 10-23-24 Matthew 5:14 “Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand and it gives light to all in the house.” It is getting darker out early now that summer is over and fall is in full swing. The sun is rising later in the morning…