Daily Reading

  During this week of HOPE, below is a Promise from Scripture and a Prayer point to guide you today. For a refresher on the theme for the week, look back at this past Sunday’s devotion. Romans 15:4: For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through … Read More

  During this week of HOPE, below is a Promise from Scripture and a Prayer point to guide you today. For a refresher on the theme for the week, look back at this past Sunday’s devotion. Psalm 43:5: Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for … Read More

  During this week of HOPE, below is a Promise from Scripture and a Prayer point to guide you today. For a refresher on the theme for the week, look back at this past Sunday’s devotion. Psalm 33:18: Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in … Read More

Week of Hope FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT   Sunday, November 27 Light the first candle on your wreath as you sing or read together the hymn, “O Come, All Ye Faithful.”     Read: Isaiah 11:1-11     When we light the first candle, we remember God’s long-awaited promise to send a Savior to the … Read More

  Advent is the four-week period before Christmas when the Church celebrates the first coming of Christ and anticipates His second coming. We recognize this season with a symbolic advent wreath. The candles symbolize the light of Christ coming into the world, and the evergreen symbolizes renewal in Christ, the kind of renewal hoped for … Read More

22 “Joseph is a fruitful vine,     a fruitful vine near a spring,     whose branches climb over a wall.[a] 23 With bitterness archers attacked him;     they shot at him with hostility. 24 But his bow remained steady,     his strong arms stayed[b] limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob,     because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel, 25 because of your … Read More

The Amalekites Defeated 8 The Amalekites came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.9 Moses said to Joshua, “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hands.” 10 So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went … Read More

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm of Asaph. A song. 1 We praise you, God,     we praise you, for your Name is near;     people tell of your wonderful deeds. 2 You say, “I choose the appointed time;     it is I who judge with equity. 3 When the earth and all … Read More

Romans 8:15-17 I Am Father “For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, Abba! Father! The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.” As Christians, we have assurance that we … Read More

15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[a] And by him we cry, “Abba,[b] Father.” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed … Read More