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Int. Pastor Esthel Marie
- Jan 11
- 1 min
Lent Devotional 2021
Every year we have a lent devotional. And this year is no different. We are using Augsburg Fortress Lent Devotional "A Story to Tell: Dev...
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Int. Pastor Esthel Marie
- Dec 24, 2020
- 1 min
Advent Devotional, December 24th
Luke 2:1–14 (15–20) Surprise! We know this story so well, the hardest part is to hear it with all its surprises, to hear it in its simple...
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Int. Pastor Esthel Marie
- Dec 23, 2020
- 1 min
Advent Devotional, December 23rd
Titus 2:11–14 In the several brief verses of today’s reading we might imagine that we are hearing the outline for a Christmas message. How...
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Int. Pastor Esthel Marie
- Dec 23, 2020
- 1 min
Advent Devotional, December 22nd
Psalm 96 In the midst of exile the people of Israel asked, “How can we sing the Lord’s song in this foreign land?” In the midst of the pa...
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Int. Pastor Esthel Marie
- Dec 23, 2020
- 1 min
Advent Devotional, December 21st
Isaiah 9:2–7 In these final days of Advent we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus our Savior. Perhaps more than in some years we may ...
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Int. Pastor Esthel Marie
- Dec 20, 2020
- 1 min
Advent Devotional, December 20th
“O Lord, How Shall I Meet You?” (ELW 241, stanza 4) The two halves of the last stanza of our Advent theme hymn are literally as different...
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Int. Pastor Esthel Marie
- Dec 20, 2020
- 1 min
Advent Devotional, December 19th
“O Lord, How Shall I Meet You?” (ELW 241) Our theme hymn for Advent so fittingly mirrors Mary’s question to the angel in this week’s gosp...
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Int. Pastor Esthel Marie
- Dec 19, 2020
- 1 min
Advent Devotional, December 18th
Luke 1:26–38 In her terror and fear at this unexpected birth announcement, Mary can at least muster a question, “How can this be?” In the...
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Int. Pastor Esthel Marie
- Dec 19, 2020
- 1 min
Advent Devotional, December 17th
Luke 1:26–38 What’s in a greeting, and how shall one respond to a surprising visitor? Well, it depends—especially if that greeting comes ...
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Int. Pastor Esthel Marie
- Dec 16, 2020
- 1 min
Advent Devotional, December 15th
Luke 1:46b–55 Prior to Mary’s song, the angel Gabriel announced that she would give birth to Jesus, Son of God and Messiah. Now with her ...
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Int. Pastor Esthel Marie
- Dec 14, 2020
- 1 min
Advent Devotional, December 13th
“O Lord, How Shall I Meet You?” (ELW 241, stanza 3) So often, and so easily, people talk about salvation as something that humans want. Y...
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Int. Pastor Esthel Marie
- Dec 14, 2020
- 1 min
Advent Devotional, December 12th
“O Lord, How Shall I Meet You?” (ELW 241) Our hymn was composed by the 17th century German pastor and hymn writer Paul Gerhardt (1607–76)...
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Int. Pastor Esthel Marie
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
Advent Devotional, Friday December 11th
John 1:6–8, 19–28 In his own words, John the Baptist has said that he is not the Messiah, Elijah, or the prophet (1:20–21). The opponents...
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