Category: Advent A
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Advent 4—Welcome Micah 5:2-5a Keywords: joy, hospitality, encouragement

But you, O [Rock Spring] of [Walker County], who are one of the little [communities] of [Georgia], from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in [My People], whose origin is from of old, from ancient days. Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in…
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Luke 1:46b-55 ReClaiming Christmas: Why Celebrate Jesus 20161211 Advent3

“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is for those…
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2016 Advent: 4 weeks Prep 4 Christmas

Reclaiming Christmas: Taking time to prepare instead of rushing to the finish line without training.
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Luke 3.1-6 “Time to Straighten Up” 20151206 RSUMC Advent2
Making Life Easier to find and Share God. In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and…
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Isaiah 40:1-8 Advent: “Preppers Unite!” RSUMC 20141130
Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. A voice cries out: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight…
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Advent3 Matthew 1.18-25 “Wake up and Take Responsibility” JUMC
Matthew 1:18-25 (The Message) 18-19 The birth of Jesus took place like this. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. Before they came to the marriage bed, Joseph discovered she was pregnant. (It was by the Holy Spirit, but he didn’t know that.) Joseph, chagrined but noble, determined to take care of…
