Advent Day 24 – Advent Is a Time of Preparation and a Time for New Beginnings – Isaiah’s Prophecy – John the Baptist Prepared for Jesus – Ways I Prepare During Advent

John the Baptist Prepares the Way 3 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” 3 This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord,     make straight paths for…

Advent Day 21 – The Water in God’s Plan

In yesterday’s Advent Story, we looked at the story of how God parted the Red Sea to help Moses lead the Israelites out of Egypt and their bondage there: The Water is a power image in the Bible: Water is a major theme in the Bible. Perhaps that is because water was so very essential…

An Overview and Chronology of the Great Leader Father Abraham

ABRAHAM ā brə’ hăm (אַבְרָהָ֤ם). “The primary source of Abraham is the narrative account given in Genesis 11:26-25:18. Significant is the fact that throughout the rest of the Old Testament, he is mentioned by name more than forty times. The number of references by New Testament writers exceeds seventy. Numerous archeological discoveries, especially during the last century…

God Blessed Abraham – Stars in God’s World

As part of my Jesse Tree tradition this year, I will share stories about some of Jesus’s Family Tree. When we talked about Noah, I said that Noah was one of Jesus’s ancestors. Methuselah was Noah’s grandfather, and both Methuselah and Noah are descendants of Seth, the son of Adam and Eve. Many years after…