by Lead Pastor Cory | Dec 22, 2019 | Advent Devotional, Pastor's Corner
Isaiah 7:14, “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.” A baby is born in Bethlehem only to grow up and die at age 33 on a cross for you and me. At the time of...
by Lead Pastor Cory | Dec 20, 2019 | Advent Devotional, Pastor's Corner
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! I had to do that tonight because of hearing “Happy Holidays” so much today. I know, employees are told to say that! Why? Because employers don’t want to offend anyone with the real reason we celebrate Christmas. Here’s a...
by Lead Pastor Cory | Dec 19, 2019 | Advent Devotional, Pastor's Corner
Isaiah 53:5 But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds, we are healed. 1 Peter 2:24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might...
by Lead Pastor Cory | Dec 11, 2019 | Advent Devotional, Pastor's Corner
Jesus came to the world as a baby described as our Almighty Lord and Savior, the Lion of Judah. Genesis 49:9-10 describes the Son of God this way: “You are a lion’s cub, Judah; you return from the prey, my son. Like a lion, he crouches and lies down, like...
by Lead Pastor Cory | Dec 9, 2019 | Advent Devotional, Pastor's Corner
Mary, the mother of Jesus, had a unique experience. One day, an angel comes to Mary with the most incredible announcement: “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son… The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the...
by Lead Pastor Cory | Dec 8, 2019 | Advent Devotional, Pastor's Corner
Isaiah told us that God’s special gift would come via special delivery, a baby born of a virgin. This baby would be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Four hundred years later, as an elderly Elizabeth was thinking about the...
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