The First Songs of Christmas
The First Songs of Christmas

Author: Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

Publisher: Moody Publishers

Published: 2021-10-05

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 0802476538

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Let the songs of the first Christmas turn your heart toward God’s glory. During the holidays the musical tunes of the season are everywhere. Their nostalgic melodies warm our hearts. But the original Christmas songs are different; they lift our hearts to a holy God. They reveal the greatness, glory, and goodness of our Savior. Taking us beyond quaint imagery and feel-good lyrics, the Advent songs of the Bible unfold God’s redemptive plan for the world and His eternal purpose for the ages. Reflecting her own love for the season, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth offers meditations on the first two chapters of Luke’s gospel in The First Songs of Christmas. This 31-day Advent devotional shines new light on the ancient yet inspiring songs of Elizabeth, Mary, Zechariah, the angels, and Simeon. These readings will lead you to contemplate the loveliness and essence of Christmas. Let this book be your companion as you spend the days surrounding Christmas the way these men, women, and angels did, your gaze fixed on our great God and Savior.

Songs for the Waiting
Songs for the Waiting

Author: Magrey R. deVega

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 2016-10-01

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1611646928

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Despite the presence of many beautiful Advent songs in many of our hymnals, most of us would prefer to skip right to singing our favorite Christmas carols. But in our rush to get to the joy of Christmas, we forget what Advent is all about--watching and waiting for the coming of a promised king. It is not about shopping, partying, gift wrapping, and vacationing. It is about resting, trusting, praying, and seeking. Through the words of moving Advent hymns and the powerful words of Scripture, Songs for the Waiting will help readers reclaim a sense of the beautiful anticipation and preparation that is central to Advent.

The Advent Sequence
The Advent Sequence

Author: David Ogden

Publisher:

Published: 2009-07-14

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9780854021703

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This new sequence of words and music provides the framework for a devotional service and a wide range of choral resources for use during Advent.Structured around the great Advent Atiphons, known as the Great ‘Os’, this service of darkness to light provides readings and music to complement the Antiphons, and help us reflect on the theme of the Chris who comes to judge and save his people.The choral music offers flexibility in a wide range of styles and levels of difficulty for choirs of all standards. Congregational items include established Advent hymns and contemporary worship songs.The Advent Sequence includes music by:• John Barnard• Jon Banks• George Guest• Simon Lole• Peter Moger• David Ogden• Richard ShephardThe Advent Sequence provides a valuable addition to the music and liturgy of Advent for churches of all sizes.

Sheltering Mercy
Sheltering Mercy

Author: Ryan Whitaker Smith

Publisher: Brazos Press

Published: 2022-02-08

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1493435310

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Christianity Today 2023 Book Award Finalist (Bible & Devotional) Sheltering Mercy helps us rediscover the rich treasures of the Psalms--through free-verse prayer renderings of their poems and hymns--as a guide to personal devotion and meditation. The church has always used the Psalms as part of its prayer life, and they have inspired countless other prayers. This book contains 75 prayers drawn from Psalms 1-75, providing lyrical sketches of what authors Ryan Whitaker Smith and Dan Wilt have seen, heard, and felt while sojourning in the Psalms. While each prayer corresponds to a particular psalm and touches on its themes and ideas, it is not a new translation of the Psalms or an attempt to modernize or contextualize their content or language. Rather, the prayers are responses to the Psalms written in harmony with Scripture. These prayers help us quiet our hearts before God and welcome us into a safe place amid the storms of life. This artful, poetic, and classic devotional book features compelling custom illustrations and beautiful hardcover binding, offering a fresh way to reflect on and pray the Psalms.

Shadow and Light
Shadow and Light

Author: Tsh Oxenreider

Publisher: Harvest House Publishers

Published: 2020-09-01

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 073698061X

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Celebrate a Season of Wonder and Waiting Though the holidays are often jam-packed with busyness, the weeks leading up to Yuletide are still a time to reflect on the miracle of Jesus’s birth. Shadow and Light is a concise and customizable guide for the Advent season to help you rediscover your childlike wonder and contemplate the sacred gift we celebrate in the Christmas season. From bestselling author Tsh Oxenreider, Shadow and Light is a rich yet approachable experience that invites you to explore the historical meaning of Advent. Drawing from liturgical tradition, Tsh provides fresh insights for new and longtime believers alike. Each day includes Scripture, a reflection, a question, and a simple activity to engage the senses, such as lighting candles, listening to music, and viewing artwork both old and new. Let yourself break away from the hustle and bustle of crafts, cookies, and Christmas parties, and receive your invitation to remember the quiet focus of our celebration. Shadow and Light will help you reclaim the holiday season as a time to remember Jesus’s first coming, and to long for his one-day return.

Early Advent Singing
Early Advent Singing

Author:

Publisher: Review and Herald Pub Assoc

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780828008921

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This collection of 52 early Adventist hymns is a revised and enlarged edition of Advent Singing. The book is divided into sections by time periods with an introduction and a list of contents for each segment. A history and stories about each hymn precede the words and music. Contents Millerite Adventist Hymns-1841-1844 Angels Hovering Round I'm a Pilgrim Never Part Again Together Let Us Sweetly Live and more.... Pioneer Sabbath-keeping Adventist Hymns-1845-1863 God of My Life How Far From Home? Land of Light O Brother be Faithful and more.... Early Seventh-day Adventist Hymns-1863-1915 Dare to Be a Daniel Resting By and By There is Sunlight on the Hilltop We Shall Meet Beyond the River and more....

Hipster Christianity
Hipster Christianity

Author: Brett McCracken

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2010-08-01

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1441211934

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Insider twentysomething Christian journalist Brett McCracken has grown up in the evangelical Christian subculture and observed the recent shift away from the "stained glass and steeples" old guard of traditional Christianity to a more unorthodox, stylized 21st-century church. This change raises a big issue for the church in our postmodern world: the question of cool. The question is whether or not Christianity can be, should be, or is, in fact, cool. This probing book is about an emerging category of Christians McCracken calls "Christian hipsters"--the unlikely fusion of the American obsessions with worldly "cool" and otherworldly religion--an analysis of what they're about, why they exist, and what it all means for Christianity and the church's relevancy and hipness in today's youth-oriented culture.

Advent Youth Sing
Advent Youth Sing

Author: General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists. Youth Department of Missionary Volunteers

Publisher: Review and Herald Pub Assoc

Published:

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9780828011457

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The Wisdom Pyramid
The Wisdom Pyramid

Author: Brett McCracken

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2021-01-15

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1433569620

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We're facing an information overload. With the quick tap of a finger we can access an endless stream of addictive information—sports scores, breaking news, political opinions, streaming TV, the latest Instagram posts, and much more. Accessing information has never been easier—but acquiring wisdom is increasingly difficult. In an effort to help us consume a more balanced, healthy diet of information, Brett McCracken has created the "Wisdom Pyramid." Inspired by the food pyramid model, the Wisdom Pyramid challenges us to increase our intake of enduring, trustworthy sources (like the Bible) while moderating our consumption of less reliable sources (like the Internet and social media). At a time when so much of our daily media diet is toxic and making us spiritually sick, The Wisdom Pyramid suggests that we become healthy and wise when we reorient our lives around God—the foundation of truth and the eternal source of wisdom.