by Crystal Harris | Dec 27, 2020 | blog, Pastoral Prayer
Pastoral Prayer 12-27-2020 God it has been a long year. The longest perhaps. A year remembered by heartache and national grief. This year we practically ran to the manger, so desperate to get a glimpse of peace and hope, to grasp a sense of and joy and love that is...
by Crystal Harris | Dec 24, 2020 | blog
Wise Men Seek Jesus Text: Matthew 2:1-12 International Children’s Bible Scripture Reading: Wise Men Come to Visit Jesus 2 Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in Judea during the time when Herod was king. After Jesus was born, some wise men from the east came to...
by Crystal Harris | Dec 17, 2020 | blog
Humble Beginnings Text: Luke 2:1-20 International Children’s Bible Scripture Reading: The Birth of Jesus 2 At that time, Augustus Caesar sent an order to all people in the countries that were under Roman rule. The order said that they must list their names in a...
by Crystal Harris | Dec 17, 2020 | blog
Welcoming with Love and Joy Text: Luke 1:26-56 Scripture Reading: 36 Now listen! Elizabeth, your relative, is very old. But she is also pregnant with a son. Everyone thought she could not have a baby, but she has been pregnant for six months. 37 God can do...
by Crystal Harris | Dec 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Human Rights Day Hi all. Today is Human Rights Day, which is observed every year on December 10, the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted it in 1948. The original UN declaration proclaimed, We hold as our common global goal to assert and protect “the...
by Crystal Harris | Dec 8, 2020 | blog, Pastoral Prayer
Pastoral Prayer for Advent 2, December 6, 2020 Lord we have lit the second candle of the advent wreath on our journey towards the manger. It’s a difficult journey this year God, our normal markers look different. We don’t feel the stress to fit everything in but we...
by Crystal Harris | Dec 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
God Provides Mentors “Looking Up During Uncertain Times” A Daily Devotional Text: Luke 1:1-25 Scripture Reading: Luke Writes About Jesus’ Life 1 To Theophilus: Many have tried to give a history of the things that happened among us. 2 They have written the same things...