1. Malachi Prepares the Way for Jesus

    book
    12/13/22
    9 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    The lesson of Malachi reveals God’s love for his people. When the people ask for proof of God’s love, he reminds them of their election.
    Malachi Prepares the Way for Jesus

  2. Advent Rest

    book
    12/13/22
    8 mins
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    By John Bortulin
    O weary ones, O long-time waiting and watching ones, O ones who are late to the game, he is your rest this busy season, and always.
    Advent Rest

  3. Church Fathers on Christmas: Athanasius

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    12/12/22
    16 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    In whatever direction the bias of men might be, from thence he might recall them, and teach them of his own true Father, as he himself says: I came to save and to find that which was lost.
    Church Fathers on Christmas: Athanasius

  4. We Know All the Signs

    book
    12/09/22
    11 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    By his first Advent in the flesh, through his second Advent with bread and wine and water and Word, we await his third Advent at the end.
    We Know All the Signs

  5. Isaiah Prepares the Way for Jesus

    book
    12/08/22
    9 mins
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    By Donavon Riley
    We will not become hopeless because the Lord is with us.
    Isaiah Prepares the Way for Jesus

  6. Advent: The Season of Expectant Waiting

    book
    12/06/22
    10 mins
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    By Joshua Miller
    The waiting of Advent isn’t just for Christmas; it’s for God’s reversal of all sin and evil and his renewal of all things.
    Advent: The Season of Expectant Waiting

  7. Church Fathers on Christmas: St. Augustine

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    12/05/22
    11 mins
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    By 1517 Staff
    Let us rejoice, then, in this grace so that our glory may be the testimony of our conscience wherein we glory not in ourselves but in the Lord (2 Cor. 1:12).
    Church Fathers on Christmas: St. Augustine

  8. He Who Comes

    book
    12/01/22
    11 mins
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    By Gerhard Forde
    It is terribly easy to set up our theology as a buffer against the real coming of the Lord and its consequences.
    He Who Comes

  9. Advent Anticipation Through the Ages

    book
    11/30/22
    10 mins
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    By Craig Donofrio
    When and how did the church start this season of anticipation?
    Advent Anticipation Through the Ages

  10. As We Wait for Them

    book
    11/25/22
    10 mins
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    By Wade Johnston
    While the world is full of horizons and endpoints, for Christians, there is always tomorrow, and there are people in that tomorrow waiting for us as we wait for them.
    As We Wait for Them

  11. I wanted you to be here too

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    11/23/22
    14 mins
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    By Laura Bauer
    We ache in eager anticipation as we see Christ in action and as we take in the snapshots of his life, death, and resurrection.
    I wanted you to be here too

  12. Refreshment for the Depressed Soul

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    11/21/22
    29 mins
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    By Bradley Gray
    Help comes for those who cannot help themselves. When we bottom-out and come to the end of ourselves, that is where hope springs.
    Refreshment for the Depressed Soul
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