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Devotionals about Advent

Jesus

Be Not Deceived

Read: 1 John 1:1-10 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves. (v. 8) Most of us are more familiar with John 1 than with 1 John 1.

Jesus

Family

Read: Galatians 4:1-7 God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” (v. 6) Earlier this month in looking at the family tree of Jesus

Jesus

Epiphany

Read: Titus 2:11-15 For the grace of God has appeared . . . (v. 11) In ten days the church will mark Epiphany. The word means “to appear,” and on

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Emptied Out

Read: Philippians 2:5-11 [He] emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant. (v. 7) Paul loved the Philippian church. But he had heard that the sin of pride had

Advent

The Dragon

Read: Revelation 12:1-6 And the dragon stood before the woman. (v. 4) If you read today’s passage on this Christmas Day, then you know we are a long way from

Jesus

Why Jesus Came

Read: 1 Timothy 1:12-17 Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. (v. 15) The letters to Timothy and Titus are called “The Pastoral Epistles” because Paul wrote to

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Fullness

Read: Ephesians 1:3-10 . . . as a plan for the fullness of time. (v. 10) When Paul in Ephesians 1 climaxes his words about all the spiritual blessings we

Jesus

All Things

Read: Colossians 1:15-20 . . . and in him all things hold together. (v. 17) After having looked at the early parts of the four Gospels, we will now look

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Tabernacling

Read: John 1:14-18 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. (v. 14) Earlier this month we used the analogy of the Bible as a keyboard. When one note