Dec. 1, 2019: 1 Advent

Scriptures: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 (read them online here)

Dec. 23, 2018: 4 Advent

Scriptures: Micah 5:2-5a; Luke 1:46b-55; Hebrews 10:5-10; Luke 1:39-45 (read them online here)

Dec. 16, 2018: 3 Advent

Scriptures: Zephaniah 3:14-20; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 (read them online here)

Dec. 9, 2018: 2 Advent

Scriptures: Malachi 3:1-4; Luke 1:68-79; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6 (read them online here)

Dec. 2, 2018: 1 Advent

Scriptures: Jeremiah 33:14-16; Psalm 25:1-10; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-36 (read them online here)

Collected Advent Devotionals

We hope you’ve enjoyed the Advent devotionals this year and that they have helped you to prepare your heart and spirit for Christ’s coming at Christmas. If you’d like a booklet of all the devotionals collected together, you can read it in the viewing window below or download a copy to your own computer. (If […]

Monday, December 25: Silent Night

Monday, December 25: Silent Night One of my fond memories growing up was attending the Christmas Eve Candlelight service at our church with my family. There was usually snow on the ground by that time in Nebraska. The blue lights that were strung through the hedge surrounding the church reflected in the snow. Everything was […]

Sunday, December 24: O Holy Night

Sunday, December 24: O Holy Night O Holy Night, one of the most beloved Christmas hymns, was written in 1847, by Placide Cappeau, at the request of a parish Priest, to commemorate the completion of the church organ renovation. Cappeau was a one-handed French poet/wine merchant, who was said to have been an Atheist. His […]

Saturday, December 23: Away In a Manger

Saturday, December 23: Away In a Manger For what is supposed to be an endearing children’s Christmas carol, Away in a Manger certainly has a complex and conflicted “back story”! Many of us grew up with hymnals (both Sunday School and church) which called it “Luther’s Cradle Hymn.” Poor Brother Martin gets blamed for many […]