Advent 2024

Day 25 Scripture: Isaiah 40:6-8 A voice says, “Cry out.”     And I said, “What shall I cry?” “All people are like grass,     and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall,…

Day 24 Scripture: Malachi 3:1 “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says…

Day 23 Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-5 Comfort, comfort my people,     says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,     and proclaim to her that her hard service has been completed,     that her sin has been paid for, that she has received from the…

Day 22 Scripture: Jeremiah 23:5-6 “The days are coming,” declares the Lord,     “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely     and do what is just and right in the land. In his…

Day 21 Scripture: Genesis 12:1-3 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. “I will make you into a great nation,     and I will bless…

Day 20 Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy…

Day 19 Scripture: Zephaniah 3:14-20 Sing, Daughter Zion;     shout aloud, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,     Daughter Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away your punishment,     he has turned back your enemy. The Lord, the King of Israel,…

Day 18 Scripture: Genesis 3:15 "And I will put enmity     between you and the woman,     and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head,     and you will strike his heel.” Story from the Blue Seats: I was just…

Day 17 Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,     because the Lord has anointed me     to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,     to proclaim freedom for…

Day 16 Scripture: Psalm 110 The Lord says to my lord: “Sit at my right hand     until I make your enemies     a footstool for your feet.” The Lord will extend your mighty scepter from Zion, saying,     “Rule in the midst…