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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. So, what is advent? Advent is a season of waiting, expecting, and hoping. The word “advent” comes from the Latin word “adventus,” which means “coming”. For Christians, celebrating Advent helps prepare our hearts...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. We’ve already covered “WHO Were the Wise Men?” and “HOW Did They Know?” Now, let’s consider “WHEN Did the Wise Men Arrive?” There’s a popular Christmas carol, “The...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. It all happened in a moment, a most remarkable moment. As moments go, that one appeared no different than any other. If you could somehow pick it up off the timeline and examine it, it would look exactly like the...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Life is often like a puzzle. Getting started isn't easy and sometimes it's difficult to see how the pieces fit together. Take a few minutes to do a Bible Word Search puzzle. Read the Bible verses and fill in the...
by Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Life is often like a puzzle. Getting started isn't easy and sometimes it's difficult to see how the pieces fit together. Take a few minutes to do a Bible Word Search puzzle. Read the Bible verses and fill in the...
by Chuck Myer, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Recently, I went shopping for a Christmas decoration to place on our door. I wanted something that would draw attention to the One whom the Christmas holidays are all about — Jesus! So I went to a specific store,...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Share the Christmas story with the young and young-at-heart by sharing chapters of the Bible presented in poetic words. Alvy Ford, a long-departed saint, created a beautiful work in which he summarized every...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. A donation of any amount is greatly needed and appreciated. Too busy this holiday season? Not enough time?Download this Christmas letter.It will warm hearts, stir souls, and give peace. The Season of Advent (the 4...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. We light an Advent candle each Sunday leading up to Christmas to prepare our hearts by renewing our hope, growing our love, rejoicing in Christ, and finding rest and peace. Week Three of Advent is a Candle of Joy...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Video Below We light an Advent candle each Sunday leading up to Christmas to prepare our hearts by renewing our hope, growing our love, rejoicing in Christ, and finding rest and peace. Week Two of Advent is a...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Come, thou long-expected Jesus, Born to set thy people free; From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in thee. Israel’s strength and consolation, Hope of all the earth thou art; Dear desire of every...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. We light an Advent candle each Sunday leading up to Christmas to prepare our hearts by renewing our hope, growing our love, rejoicing in Christ, and finding rest and peace. Week One of Advent is a Candle of Hope ...
by Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Life is often like a puzzle. Getting started isn't easy and sometimes it's difficult to see how the pieces fit together. Take a few minutes to do a Bible Word Search puzzle. Read the Bible verses and fill in the...
by Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The Season of Advent (the 4 weeks before Christmas) What is Advent?HOPE Advent Candle 1 – Prophecy Gives Hope (video)LOVE Advent Candle 2 – Promise Reveals Love (video)JOY Advent Candle 3 – Jesus Is Our Joy...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given… Read more and watch more about the good news of Christmas. Get equipped, be encouraged, and share the gospel empowered by the Holy Spirit....
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The words of this song are incredibly moving and theologically encouraging. Pause and ponder the words, especially the second verse that is seldom sung. In it we are told that Jesus was born to be our friend. In...
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Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. On Christmas Day we light the candle at the center of all the other candles. It is the CHRIST candle and it represents Jesus as the giver of HOPE, LOVE, JOY, and PEACE. Take a minute and watch this incredibly...
by Chuck Myer, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
We need your help to share God's truths and hope in Christ. Please support the ministry work of Reasons for Hope*Jesus. A donation of any amount is greatly needed and greatly appreciated. “And behold there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. The popular Christmas story, “The Gift of the Magi,” was written by William Sydney Porter (1862-1910), using the pseudonym, “O’ Henry.” The plotline of O’Henry’s Christmas story has captivated readers around the...
by Shari Abbott, Reasons for Hope* Jesus
Please help us share God's truths and hope in Christ. Week Four of Advent is a Candle of Peace Scroll down for “Advent Candle” and “Piano’s Pause” Videos We light an Advent candle each Sunday leading up to Christmas to prepare our hearts...