Posts with the category “advent”

Living in LoveReading: John 3:16-17; 1 John 4:16-19"God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them." This is the culmination of everything—living in love means living in God's presen...  Read More

Love Requires ActionReading: 1 John 4:7-21"We love because He first loved us." Love isn't passive; it's active. John makes it unmistakably clear: you cannot claim to love God while hating your brother...  Read More

God Relates to Your StruggleReading: Because God took on flesh, He understands your temptations, weaknesses, grief, pain, and sorrow......  Read More

Love Without RecognitionReading: John 1:9-13The world didn't recognize Him. His own people didn't receive Him. This is the heartbreak of Christmas—love rejected by the beloved. Yet God's love doesn't ...  Read More

The Light Has ComeReading: John 1:1-14In the beginning was the Word, and the Word became flesh. This is where love takes on skin and bones. John wants us to grasp something profound: the Creator enter...  Read More

Declaring Good NewsReading: Luke 2:15-20; Isaiah 52:7After encountering God's Presence, the shepherds couldn't stay silent—they spread the word about what they'd seen and heard. Joy compels proclamati...  Read More

Emmanuel—God With UsReading: Matthew 1:18-23; Isaiah 9:2-7"God with us" is not merely a historical fact—it's a present reality. The darkness Isaiah prophesied about isn't just ancient history; it's th...  Read More

Joy Beyond CircumstancesReading: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18Paul's words challenge us to distinguish between happiness and joy. Happiness depends on circumstances; joy roots itself in eternal realities. The...  Read More

God's Upside-Down KingdomReading: Isaiah 55:8-9; 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Corinthians 1:27-29God's ways consistently challenge our assumptions about power, importance, and value. He chose a feeding trough ove...  Read More

Heaven Meets EarthReading: Luke 2:8-14Devotional: The shepherds experienced something extraordinary—heaven broke into their ordinary night. Angels bridged the gap between the divine and the mundane, a...  Read More