Tag: Scripture

  • Light Has Come: the Promise Fulfilled - God With Us

    December 24, 2025 | Christmas Eve

    The Waiting is Over. The Promise has Arrived. Tonight, we move from waiting to wonder. The child is born, angels sing, and shepherds run with joy. Isaiah’s words echo true: […]

  • The Promise Draws Near: Waiting with Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love

    December 21, 2025 | Fourth Sunday in Advent

    Love Moves In and Stays Joseph nearly walks away. But an angel intervenes: Don’t be afraid. Name him Jesus. He is Emmanuel, God with us (Isaiah 7:10-16). Love doesn’t stand […]

  • The Promise Draws Near: Waiting with Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love

    December 14, 2025 | Third Sunday in Advent

    Joy Grows in Unexpected Places. John the Baptist, now in prison, wonders if Jesus is really the One. Jesus responds not with power but with signs of healing, restoration, and […]

  • The Promise Draws Near: Waiting with Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love

    December 7, 2025 | Second Sunday in Advent

    Peace is Not Polite. It’s Transformative. John the Baptist arrives shouting, not whispering (Matthew 3:1-12). The peace of Christ disrupts the status quo (Romans 15:4-13). Isaiah dreams of a world […]

  • The Promise Draws Near: Waiting with Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love

    November 30, 2025 | First Sunday in Advent

    Christ is Coming. Wake Up to Hope. Advent begins in the dark, not in despair, but in longing. Isaiah envisions a world reshaped by God’s peace (Isaiah 2:1-5). Paul urges […]

  • Christ our King reigns in mercy, restores justice, grants grace

    November 23, 2025 | Preparing for Worship

    Righteous Shepherd, King of Peace In this week’s lectionary scriptures, Jeremiah promises the coming of the righteous Branch of David, who will shepherd God’s scattered flock. The Canticle of Zechariah (Luke […]