Posts with the category “adventure”

IntroductionThe following is a guide to help facilitate discussion. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.OPENShare one...  Read More

“Jesus’ parents were amazed at what was being said about him. Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s mother, “This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall, and many others...  Read More

When my first child was born, he was beautiful, healthy, and a crier.  Man that kid could blow the windows out of a house.  But he also had an issue; he was colicky and had acid reflux, which mainly m...  Read More

It’s a favorite Christmas hymn whose lyrics include…Away in a mangerNo crib for a bedThe little Lord JesusLay down His sweet head - (SO CUTE)The stars in the skyLook down where He layThe little Lord J...  Read More

“In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of...  Read More

At the end of each week of this series, we’ve been asking ourselves the question of what it looks like for us to live incarnational today, in the context of the topic for that week.  With this week’s ...  Read More

“Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy. May your kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.’”Matthew 6: 9-10, NLTHave you ever imagined heaven? ...  Read More

“[The shepherds] hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. AFter seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had s...  Read More

Joy to the world, the Lord is comeLet earth receive her KingLet every heart prepare Him roomAnd heaven and nature singAnd heaven and nature singAnd heaven, and heaven and nature singJoy to the world, ...  Read More

“And the word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” John 1: 14, NLT“She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God with us’).”Isaiah 7: 14b, NLTIt may take us an ete...  Read More

“That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them....  Read More

IntroductionThe following is a guide to help facilitate discussion. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.OPENCan you r...  Read More

Rome represented earthly power run by greed, and all that those things represent; selfishness and self-preservation, lust, jealousy, etc…. But Rome also represents the world we live in, where at every...  Read More

For 14 years, I served as a campus chaplain at an Adventist University that was well known for sending student missionaries to serve around the world.  These students would take a year out of their co...  Read More

What can we take away from Herod’s role in the Christmas Adventure?I like Tim Keller’s reflections from his book, Hidden Christmas, he says, ”In every heart, then, there is a ’little King Herod’ that ...  Read More

Though many of the religious leaders had found a way to thrive under Roman rule, there were still many who longed for the coming of the promised Messiah.  Undoubtedly, there were many prophecies recit...  Read More

“At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) All returned to th...  Read More

IntroductionThe following is a guide to help facilitate discussion. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.OPENShare a f...  Read More

“After the wise men were gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up! Flee to Egypt with the child and his mother,” the angel said. “Stay there until I tell you to return, becaus...  Read More

“And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging...  Read More

“At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) All returned to th...  Read More

“Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his...  Read More

“In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except throug...  Read More

“But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel, whose origins are in the distant past, will come from you on my behalf.”Micah 5:2 NLTThe...  Read More

It’s the end of October and I’ve just started writing this series guide.  It’s a Christmas series, so naturally, to get myself in the mood, I listened to my first Christmas album.  For some of you, yo...  Read More