Honoring God is always our purpose. He gifts us with talents and abilities given to us for His use. This story illustrates that so well. From Advent Adventures, an example of how to honor God
The Jesse Tree symbol for today is wheat, a grain that appears often in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. The Old Testament story of Ruth is told here.
THEME 12 LOYALTY AND LOVE
SCRIPTURE: [1]
Naomi said, “Look, your…..
The Jesse Tree symbol for today is wheat, a grain that appears often in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. The Old Testament story of Ruth is told here.
THEME 12 LOYALTY AND LOVE
SCRIPTURE: [1]
Naomi said, “Look, your sister-in-law is going back to her own people and her own gods. Go back with her. But Ruth said, “Don’t ask me to leave you! Don’t beg me not to follow you! Every place you…..
day 12: THE BUTTERFLY
“The butterfly has long been a symbol of life after death. The remarkable transformation that takes place during the metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly beautifully illustrates the promise found in I Corinthians 15:52: ‘The dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed’
PRAYER:
Dear Heavenly Father:
We thank You for the story of the caterpillar and the butterfly. We thank You for transformation, for that is…..
THE LAMB
“This symbolic ‘Lamb of God’ is often known by its Latin name Angus Dei. John 1:29 records that upon seeing Jesus coming toward him, John the Baptist exclaimed, “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world.” The lamb, pure and faultless, was used as the preferred sacrifice in the Old Testament. Only Jesus, however, could ever truly be the ‘perfect sacrifice’ for the sins of mankind.”
PRAYER:
Dear Heavenly Father:
We think of…..
It takes courage to be a Christian, especially in countries where persecution exists. Even today, there is resistance to the Gospel and the idea that we are not our own, but belong to our sovereign God who guides our choices and demands that we love Him with our whole beings. There are many examples of courageous actions in the Old Testament, and even more in the New Testament. Today’s Jesse Tree ornament symbolizes one, and of the ancestors of Jesus,…..
SCRIPTURE:[1]
Moses called all the people of Israel together and said: Listen, Israel, to the commands and laws I give you today. Learn them and obey them carefully
The Lord our God made an agreement with us at Mount Sinai. He did not make this agreement with our ancestors. He made it with us. He made it with all of us who are alive here today. The Lord spoke to you face to face. He spoke from…..
Asking God for protection is a lesson Jacob learned, and he promised to give a tenth of everything he had to the Lord in response to God’s direction in his life. Can we do anything less? Here’s the story:
THEME : YOUR DIRECTION FOR US
SCRIPTURE [1]:
Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. He came to a place and spent the night there because the sun had set. He found a stone there and laid…..
DAY 8: From Advent Adventures, the Chrismon (crismon) symbol for the 8th day of Advent, is the cross. It, of course, represents the sacrifice of Jesus for our sins. It was the means of Roman cruelty, but Jesus made it the center point of Christian belief because the cross could not hold him. The resurrection of Jesus and His place in Glory supersedes anything man could fashion. It is the symbol of our hope.
THE CROSS
“The cross is undoubtedly…..
Sometimes decisions are hard to make, especially when the decision affects those closes to us. The Jesse Tree symbol for today is a lamb. The lamb is a symbol through the Bible. To jump ahead to the New Testament, Jesus is called The Lamb of God. It all starts in the Old Testament sacrificial system. Here’s the story.
THEME 8 MAKING HARD CHOICES
SCRIPTURE: [1]
After these things God tested Abraham’s faith. God said to him,…..
This is the service for the lighting of the second Advent Candle as listed in my book: Advent Adventures
WEEK 2
Prayer: You, Lord, are the Hope of the World. Because You were promised in the Old Testament by prophets, and Kings, and Judges, Your people who waited for Your birth remembered their words and God made Your life an example for us all. Thank You for leaving the heavenly throne room to live among us, to experience mortality, to…..