DO NOT BE AFRAID Wednesday Read: Isaiah 40:3 “A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.” ” (NIV Isaiah 40:3) Study: Before Jesus, John the Baptist prepared people for his coming. John lived in the wilderness, baptizing people as he taught about the coming…

DO NOT BE AFRAID Tuesday Read: Luke 12:22-32 “Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap,…

DO NOT BE AFRAID Monday This Christmas Eve, I would like to invite you to go to: https://www.whychristmas.com/christmasstory/. On this website, you will find an easy to read version of the Christmas story. Take a moment to sit with your family and read this story to them. On Christmas eve, for many generations, Christians have…

LIGHT OF THE WORLD Friday Read: John 1:1-5 again. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was with God in the beginning.  Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.  In him was life, and that life was the light of…

LIGHT OF THE WORLD Thursday Read: John 9:18-41 “They still did not believe that he had been blind and had received his sight until they sent for the man’s parents.  “Is this your son?” they asked. “Is this the one you say was born blind? How is it that now he can see?”  “We know he…

LIGHT OF THE WORLD Wednesday Read: John 9:1-17 “As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.  His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”  “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.  As long…

LIGHT OF THE WORLD Tuesday Read: John 1:6-14 “There was a man sent from God whose name was John.  He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light. The true light that gives light to…

LIGHT OF THE WORLD Monday Read: John 1:1-5 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The…

KING OF KINGS Friday Read: Revelation 19:11-16 “I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns. He has a name written on him that no one knows but he himself. He…

KING OF KINGS Thursday Read: Acts 10:34-43, Romans 14:2-12 “Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right. You know the message God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the good news of peace through…