January 2010
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December 2009
14 posts
12-18-2009
Jesus is the Light from Heaven, our Living Dawn, our bright Morning Star! What is one area of your life that Jesus’ light has healed? Take time to worship and thank him for the light he has brought and the light he will continue to bring to your life. Read: Luke 1:78-79; Isaiah 9:1-9
12-17-2009
John the Baptist proclaimed that Jesus is the world’s hope for forgiveness and salvation. How has the forgiveness of God changed your life? Read: Luke 1:76-77; John 3:22-36
12-16-2009
Jesus’ death on the cross and Resurrection have freed us from our bondage to sin, rescued us from the grip of the enemy, and invited us into a life of being made new. We serve God as we share with others the hope of this Good News! What is one way God is asking you to serve him today? Read: Luke 1:74-75; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21; Romans 7:6
12-15-2009
Jesus has rescued us from sin and death; he is the long-awaited fulfillment of God’s promises. What is one way that he has rescued you this year? Read: Luke 1:71-73; Deuteronomy 4:31-40
12-14-2009
Let’s take a week to meditate on Zechariah’s remarkable prophecy. Jesus is God with us, our living redemption. Write out specifically how God has saved you. Read: Luke 1:68-70; Jeremiah 33:14-18; Revelation 22:16-17
12-11-2009
After years of disappointed expectations, Zechariah’s encounter with God resulted in one of the most poignant proclamations of God’s goodness the world has ever heard. Take some time to write your own proclamation of God’s promised care in the midst of your struggles. Read: Luke 1:67-80; Romans 4:18-22
12-10-2009
God turned Zechariah’s difficult year of silence into an opportunity for great influence. When we live in expectant obedience to God’s work in our lives, he uses every experience to change us and those around us! Read: Luke 1:57-66; Galatians 6:8-10
12-09-2009
The privilege of being the mother of Jesus Christ came at a great personal cost to Mary. Yet in the face of shame and social rejection, she was filled with wonder and the joy of knowing God. Read: Luke 1:39-56; 2 Corinthians 12:8-10
12-08-2009
The incarnation of Christ, the en-fleshing of God, came at a time of political and religious strife for the Jewish people. God always comes to us in our pain and brokenness and draws us to himself. Read: Luke 1:26-38; Hebrews 4:14-16
12-07-2009
Although Zechariah experienced suffering in various forms (infertility, being mute, raising a child at an old age), his love and obedience to God allowed him to be center stage for God’s great moment of redemption. How much he would have missed if he had let his pain keep him from trusting God! Read: Luke 1:10-25; 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
12-04-2009
Regardless of your circumstances, God is sovereign over all. Lift your broken heart and dreams to him. Read: Isaiah 61
12-03-2009
What, or who, is your portion? Read: Psalm 16:5, 73:26, 119:57, 142:5
12-02-2009
The sons of Levi were given responsibility for the sanctuary as a perpetual priesthood. They were given no land as an inheritance, but instead the Lord was to be their portion. Read: Numbers 18; Deuteronomy 18:1
12-01-2009
Joseph had big dreams, but his life did not exactly go as expected. Yet he knew there was a bigger plan. Read: Genesis 23-28, 37:3-11, 39:1-5, 45:5-8, 50:19-21
November 2009
3 posts
11-30-2009
Zacharias and Elizabeth were not the first to experience the pain and disappointment of infertility. Read: Genesis 18:10-15, 21:1-9 (Abraham and Sarah) and 1 Samuel 1:1-20, 24-28 (Hannah and Elkanah)
11-27-2009
Paul also repeats the message of Jesus from Mark 12. Ask the Lord to speak to you from this passage about areas that you need to be made holy in love. Read: 1 Corinthians 13
11-26-2009
Jesus teaches that the heart of holiness has never been external or behavioral correctness. The heart of holiness is purity of love. Read: Mark 12:28-34