‘It can be argued that Advent, more than any other season of the church year, is immediately relevant to our concrete lives as individuals, to the concrete life of the church under stress, and to the concrete headlines in the newspaper. The reason for that is that Advent tells us about our own lives as Christians, here and now. Advent is where we live, work, play, laugh, struggle, and die. Advent is the Time Between—between the first coming of Christ and the second coming, between darkness and dawn, between the kingdoms of this world and the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ. It is not the time of fulfillment; it is the time of waiting. It is not the time of seeing face-to-face; it is the time of seeing ‘through a glass, darkly’ (1 Cor. 13:12). It is not the time of triumphant victory; it is the time of bearing the cross.
 

To help us through this Time Between, we offer the following reflections by members of our church family. You can interact with our reflections in one of two ways. You can pick up a printed copy of the Advent Devotional booklet from Grove Park, or you can download it here.  You can also click the links below to read each day’s reflection online. Whatever format you prefer, we encourage you to tarry with each devotion and listen for the voice of God in His Word and these reflections.

 

 

 

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Directory of Readings

Sunday, December 1 — Genesis 3:14-15 — Rev. Dale S. Cain

Monday, December 2 — Isaiah 7:14 — Mrs. Janice Byrd

Tuesday, December 3 — Micah 5:2 – Dr. Matthew Byrd

Wednesday, December 4 — Hosea 11:1 — Mrs. Kim Cain

Thursday, December 5 — Isaiah 9:2 — Mrs. Janice Byrd

Friday, December 6 — Psalm 78:1-2 — Dr. Matthew Byrd

Saturday, December 7 — Zechariah 9:9-10 — Ms. Marian Brewer

Sunday, December 8 — Exodus 12:21-27 — Mrs. Nancy Cardwell Webster

Monday, December 9 — Zechariah 11:12-13 — Rev. Dale S. Cain

Tuesday, December 10 — Isaiah 52:13-53:12 — Rev. Dale S. Cain

Wednesday, December 11 — Psalm 22 — Mrs. Eliza Sanders

Thursday, December 12 — Psalm 16:9-10 — Mrs. Beth Canada

Friday, December 13 — Isaiah 9:6-7 — Rev. Marc Sanders 

Saturday, December 14 — Genesis 49:10 — Mrs. Kim Cain 

Sunday, December 15 — Daniel 7:13-14 — Mr. Bob Webster

Monday, December 16 — Matthew 1:18-20,24-25 — Mrs. Eliza Sanders

Tuesday, December 17 — Matthew 1:18-25 — Mrs. Lynnette Warren

Wednesday, December 18 — Matthew 2:1-6,9-12 — Mrs. Kim Cain

Thursday, December 19 — Matthew 2:3-4,7-8,16-18 — Rev. Terry Ransom (submitted by Mr. John Moore)

Friday, December 20 — Luke 1 — Zechariah — Mr. Jim Etheridge

Saturday, December 21 — Luke 1 — Gabriel — Mrs. Nancy Cardwell Webster

Sunday, December 22 — Luke 1 — Elizabeth — Mrs. Susan Cowles Hudson

Monday, December 23 — Luke 1 — Mary — Mrs. Cynthia Willets

Tuesday, December 24 — Luke 2 — Mr. Gene Willets

Wednesday, December 25 — Luke 2:8-14 — Rev. Marc Sanders