Scripture – Isaiah 61:1a 1 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me     because the Lord has anointed me; Prayer Focus: As we continue our Advent journey around the theme “Love Comes Down,” we turn this week to the prophet Isaiah. Isaiah 61 comes from the third major section of Isaiah, which scholars

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Scripture – Matthew 24:44 44 Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Prayer Focus: Be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. Love always surprises us and that may be a very good thing.

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Scripture – Matthew 24:42-43 42 Keep awake, therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. 43 But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be

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Scripture – Matthew 24:36-41 36 “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37 For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For as in the days before the flood they were

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Scripture – Matthew 24:34 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. Prayer Focus: There are some verses in the Bible where I wish Jesus had been a little more clear

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Scripture – Matthew 24:32-33 32 “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates. Prayer Focus: A few weeks ago,

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Scripture – Matthew 24:30-31 30 “Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see ‘the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven’ with power and great glory. 31 And he will send out his angels with

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Scripture – Matthew 24:29 29 “Immediately after the suffering of those days the sun will be darkened,     and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven,     and the powers of heaven will be shaken. Prayer Focus: It feels odd to begin this week even before Thanksgiving with our

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Scripture – Number 11:7-9 7 Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its color was like the color of gum resin. 8 The people went around and gathered it, ground it in mills or beat it in mortars, then boiled it in pots and made cakes of it, and the taste of it was

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Scripture – Numbers 11:4-6 4 The camp followers with them had a strong craving, and the Israelites also wept again and said, “If only we had meat to eat! 5 We remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic, 6 but

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