31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 12: Unforgetabble!
18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 11: Worship Should be Our Response to Grace
46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed; 49for he who is mighty has done [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 10: What an Example
36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son, and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 And Mary said, “Behold, I am the [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 9: Undeserved Favor
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 8: You Can Believe It!
18 And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” 19 And the angel answered him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 7: Griddles and Tongs!
5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 6: Christmas Means Having a Prince of Peace
There was never any peace in our family growing up. If you have kids, you know what I mean. I am 4 years older than my sister and I can tell you that we didn’t have much in common. I [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 5: Christmas Means Having an Everlasting Father
I love my dad, but we didn’t always see eye to eye. What a shock! When I was in elementary school, my dad spent more time disciplining me than most anything else. Here’s the way it worked. If I got [...]
31 Days of Promise and Hope…..Day 4: Christmas Means Having a Mighty God
International travel is always just a little difficult. After traveling through 4 airports and 36 hours, a handful of people found themselves 4,300 miles away from their homes. They were now in Cachoeira, Brazil and were hoping God would use [...]