ADVENT
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Daily Reading: Ephesians 2:1-22 “His purpose was to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace, 16 and in one body to reconcile both of them to God through the cross, by which he put to death their hostility. 17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to
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Daily Reading: Luke 2:1-15 Peace is such a central outcome of Jesus’ ministry that it was at the heart of the birth-announcement made by the “great company of the heavenly host” to the shepherds on the night of His birth. First an angel appeared in terrifying glory to declare the birth of “the Saviour, the
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Daily Reading: Isaiah 32:14-20 Isaiah prophesied to God’s people with brutal honesty that they were about to be laid low by the Assyrian invasion. But at the same time he brought them God’s promise that being humbled so deeply would place them in the perfect position to repent of their sins and to receive an
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Daily Reading: Isaiah 9:1-7 When the Assyrian Empire invaded Israel and Judah seven hundred years before Christ, it was the northern region of Galilee (the ancestral home of the tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali) that took the brunt of their initial assault. They must have felt, as Isaiah 8:22 prophesied, that they had been thrust
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This week our Advent theme is Peace. We focus on peace in Advent because of the angels’ prophetic song of celebration at Jesus’ birth in Luke 2:14: ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom His favour rests.’ Biblically, peace (shalom in Hebrew or eirene in Greek) is not
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Daily Reading: Colossians 1:15-29 To celebrate Christmas is to celebrate the wonder and mystery of the glorious, almighty, infinite and eternal Son of God choosing to take on our humanity and be born of a virgin. Through His incarnation, Jesus became the visible manifestation (the “image”) of the invisible God. He is the firstborn over
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Today’s reading highlights the hope we have of beholding the glory of God, in this life and in eternity. Daily Reading: Romans 5:1-5 As Christian believers, we are at peace with God. Our relationship with God has been completely restored and made right. And all of this has happened because of God’s own unfathomable mercy
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Daily Reading: Psalm 33 17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance; despite all its great strength it cannot save.18 But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love … 20 We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.21 In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust
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Next Sunday is the 1st Sunday of Advent 2023. For Christians it’s the beginning of the new “liturgical year” and, as such, it’s very fitting that the theme of our first Sunday is HOPE. We could all use a fresh injection of hope as we look to the future. To help us receive that, all
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