The Heart of It All 24 December 2024 Thanks to all our contributors who have helped us undertake this email journey to Bethlehem! Over the last month, we’ve opened new windows of surprise and blessing in our virtual Advent calendar. In the process, we pray we’ve obeyed John the Baptist’s call to prepare the way of the Lord! For everyone …
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church Advent 2024 Devotions Music Monday December 23, 2024 “Carol of the Bells” played by the Plaid Pajama Players Please enjoy this colorful, festive rendition of “Carol of the Bells” from 2020 played by the Plaid Pajama Players.
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church Advent 2024 Devotions Fun Friday December 20, 2024 “The Gift” by Chuck & Susie McVea The following Advent devotion was written by Chuck and Susie McVea, who joined Christ Our Shepherd in the Spring of 2022. Chuck passed away in March of this year. Please enjoy this beautiful reading by Kendra Milburn.
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church Advent Devotions 2024 Tradition Thursday: Brother’s Keeper December 19, 2024 Jo Hopkins “Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don’t know,” he replied. “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Genesis 4:9 I lost my one and only brother in November. I am thinking of him now in a way I hadn’t …
A Dazzling Dozen 18 December 2024 What’s your favorite (or least favorite) Christmas carol? A top answer to both questions is “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” You should have heard our Hops & Hymns crew belt it out at Line Creek Brewery two Sunday nights ago! Even if one groans when invited to sing along, the story behind the song …
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church Advent Devotions 2024 Tradition Tuesday: Love December 17, 2024 Vicki Cromley “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil …
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church Advent Devotions 2024 Music Monday December 16, 2024 O Come, All Ye Faithful Please enjoy this very creative and beautiful rendition of “O Come, All Ye Faithful” from the 2020 virtual Love Feast.
Christ Our Shepherd Advent Devotions 2024 Fun Friday December 13, 2024 Animated Nativity Story by Latter Day Kids Today’s Advent devotion is well suited for our youngest congregants. We hope you enjoy this charming, animated Nativity story from the YouTube channel, Latter Day Kids.
Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church Advent Devotions 2024 Tradition Thursday: Choices December 12, 2024 Dale Jirousek Advent is a season of light and darkness, trips to the wilderness with John the Baptist, and journeying for Mary and Joseph. For a devotion that hits upon all these themes, we thank Dale Jirousek, a retired Lutheran pastor and new member. “Even though …
Should We Go? An Update on the Pastoral Search Process 11 December 2024 Should we go? Mary and Joseph knew Emperor Augustus issued a census decree requiring them to travel to Bethlehem to be counted. But “should we go? Should we really risk the trip when Mary is so far along in her pregnancy?” The shepherds heard the dazzling angelic …
