Christ Our Shepherd Advent Calendar 2020 December 24, 2020 Pastor Miriam Beecher We don’t know how long the angel was with Mary when Gabriel came to announce that she would have a baby who would be the Son of God. We know that before he left, she said to him, ‘Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it …
Christ Our Shepherd Advent Calendar 2020 Change of Plans December 23, 2020 Pastor Fritz Dear Advent Travelers, “Change of plans!” That phrase rings so consistently throughout Scripture’s Advent tales. As a young lady, Mary anticipates a lovely honeymoon, gently getting to know her new husband Joseph. “Change of plans!” The angels tell her she’ll be carrying and birthing the Savior of the world. …
Christ Our Shepherd Advent Calendar 2020 Love’s Comin Down December 22, 2020 Sandra Bohlken For today’s Advent Devotion, please enjoy Sandra singing “Love’s Comin Down”.
Christ Our Shepherd Advent Calendar 2020 December 21, 2020 Wendy Livingston Growing up with parents who were both raised Lutheran, I always felt Advent was a very important time in my life. Some of my fondest memories of my childhood revolve around “preparing our hearts” for Christmas! First came the Advent wreath. Every year it was brought out of the …
Christ Our Shepherd Advent Calendar 2020 Hygge December 18, 2020 David Turk We have come to the turning of another season – the circular lifeblood of the earth. The long sigh of Autumn is turning to the cold dark of Winter, which will be chased by the rebirth of Spring before wilting in the heat of Summer and returning to Autumn …
Christ Our Shepherd Advent Calendar 2020 O Holy Night December 17, 2020 Domenic Ravita For today’s Advent Devotions, please enjoy Domenic Ravita as he plays “O Holy Night” on the tenor saxophone.
Christ Our Shepherd Advent Calendar 2020 Joy! December 16, 2020 Pastor Fritz Welcome fellow Advent Travelers, You’ve arrived at the 3rd Wednesday of Advent. Typically, we’d have an opportunity to gather this evening in our Sanctuary for worship. Good news is we still can. Just virtually. Click here for a link to join Pastor Fritz, Pastor Miriam and David Beecher as they sing the …
Christ Our Shepherd Advent Calendar 2020 December 15, 2020 Judy Owens My childhood memories for the weeks leading up to Christmas Day are not associated with the word “Advent.” Yet that time period was most certainly filled with joyful preparation and exciting anticipation. The small Methodist Church in my community of less than forty families was the center of my spiritual …
Christ Our Shepherd Advent Calendar 2020 Hope and Fear December 14, 2020 Eli Anderson During the season of Advent, we often talk about the importance of hope- we wait all month to celebrate the birth of Christ, we light candles each week, and we sing songs about the world lying in wait, anticipating this one Holy Night. I was particularly …
Christ Our Shepherd Advent Calendar 2020 Awake O Sleeper December 11, 2020 Sandra Bohlken For today’s Advent Calendar, Sandra Bohlken sings Awake O Sleeper for Advent. Enjoy.
