Posts with the tag “advent24”

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son,that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,but in orde...  Read More

All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”(which means “God with us”). When Joseph wo...  Read More

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to bemarried to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant throughthe Holy Spirit. Because J...  Read More

I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever;with my mouth I will make your faithfulness knownthrough all generations.I will declare that your love stands firm forever,that you have established your f...  Read More

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. - John 1:14 God. John 1:1. What grea...  Read More

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all thingswere created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones orpowers or rulers or au...  Read More

The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.He was in the world, and though the world was made through him,the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own,...  Read More

When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another,“Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened,which the Lord has told us about.”So they hurried off ...  Read More

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel,praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven,and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” – Luke 2:13-14 ...  Read More

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks atnight. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone aroundthem, and they were terr...  Read More

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entireRoman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor ofSyria.) And everyone wen...  Read More

“Jesus said, I am the light of the world; ‘he who follows me will notwalk in darkness, but will have the light of life’ ” - John 8:12This first candle reminds us of the light of HOPE of the prophets.T...  Read More

His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,because he has come to his people and redeemed them.He has raised up a horn of salvation f...  Read More

When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. Her neighborsand relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.On the eighth day they came ...  Read More

At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where sheentered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,the baby leaped in her wom...  Read More

“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.So the holy one to be born wi...  Read More

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever;His kingdom will never end.Luk...  Read More

In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s nam...  Read More

But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. He will be a joy and delight to you, and man...  Read More

“Jesus said, I am the light of the world; ‘he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life’ ” - John 8:12 This first candle reminds us of the light of HOPE of the prophet...  Read More

The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way a voice of one calling...  Read More

“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 the Lord...  Read More

“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” - Micah...  Read More

A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of ...  Read More

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. … For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be o...  Read More

Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. – Isaiah 7:14 There is so much our Heavenly Father wants us to understan...  Read More