Tuesday (12/17/19)

One of the verses in O Come, O Come, Emmanuel finds its inspiration in Isaiah 9:2 and Revelation 22:16. It goes like this: O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheerOur spirits by Thine advent hereDisperse the gloomy clouds of nightAnd death’s dark shadows put to flight Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel, Shall come to thee, O Israel. In Isaiah 9:7, we read …

Monday (12/16/19)

Yesterday we heard Adam share about the violence that surrounds us in the world. Violence gives birth to more violence. And how, in the midst of that, God gave birth to peace. God offers us peace with the threat of violence all around us. To us a child was given. This week as we continue our journey through Isaiah, we …

Sunday (12/15/19)

Sit quietly and spend some time meditating, reflecting, pondering the verses that spoke to you or popped out to you from this past week. Listen to this version of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: Ask the Lord to speak to you through all the portions of the service upcoming today.

Saturday (12/14/19)

Wednesday we looked at the first stanza of our song. We focused the questions on the now of their experience: captivity, loneliness and exile. But can you see the now and the not yet? The first verse says: O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel,that mourns in lonely exile here,until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel, …

Friday (12/13/19)

Read Isaiah 8 Write out verse 17. What is your heart waiting on the Lord for today? How hard has it been to put your trust in Him as you wait? Have you spoken to Him in specifics about what you are waiting for? Spend some time right now being very specific with Him about what you are waiting for …

Thursday (12/12/19)

Read 2 Chronicles 28 and 2 Kings 16 What do you learn about Ahaz from these chapters, what kind of man/king was he? What do you learn about God from these chapters? What does it say about God’s character that despite Ahaz’s response, He proclaims, “I will give you my own sign”? It’s always been interesting to me that the …

Wednesday (12/11/19)

Read Isaiah 7 Today we see the first stanza of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel from Isaiah 7:14. O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here, until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel, Shall come to thee, O Israel. “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” LATIN HYMN 1710 TRANSLATED NEALE What are …