Today, Drew Noffsinger shares her advent reflection - a reminder that God is with us in all things, all the time.

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In today's devotional, Nicole Day talks about the gift of Jesus - God's demonstration of His love for us - and challenges us to reciprocate by keeping his commands.

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Michelle Holmberg shares with us another advent devotional and reflects on the shepherds' role in the Christmas story.

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In this message, Tyler Adams challenges us, in these times of loneliness and isolation, to love one another in the name of Jesus through hospitality.

For today's Advent devotional, Paul Williams shares his thoughts on the topic of Peace.

Discussion/Activity: Over the next 24 hours, notice the peace in your life. Peace with God. Peace with others. Peace in difficult circumstances. Peace that you can't even explain. Tell Jesus: thank you for bringing me this peace.

For today's Advent devotional, Gwen Ross shares her thoughts on the topic of Joy.

Discussion/Activity: What is your favorite part of the Christmas season? What brings you the most joy?

In this Advent devotional, Theresa Warbritton shares about God's long-term plan to bring Jesus into this world.

Questions: In Theresa's devotional, she talks about some of the ironies of Jesus. Example: Jesus is the Word of God, but as a baby, he couldn't speak. What other examples of this type of irony can you think of when it comes to Jesus. What does this say to you about the character of God?

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To kick off Advent week 2 (the week of prophecy and preparation), Jeff Benson talks about the first and second coming of Christ and what it tells us about our King.

Discussion/Activity: Listen to Jeff's devotional and reflect on Jesus as a humble baby and Jesus as a triumphant king. Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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In this message, Michelle Holmberg shares a little bit of what the Christmas story looked like from Mary's perspective.

A few weeks ago, Michelle Holmberg talked about Judaism's 18 benedictions. In this devotional, Michelle leads us through each one of them.

Discussion/Activity: pray these prayers and share about your experience. What did you hear? What did you feel?

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