Living It Out This Week

Joy helps bring flavor to life. Joy is necessary for the believer but is hard to be present to. May these verses help you see joy as we come to Christmas. May the joy from the Lord give you strength and hope this week.

Sunday-Luke 2.1-21: Name all the characters who experience joy in this passage? What type of joy does each have? Why? Compare your experience with theirs. Pray for joy!

Monday-Luke 1.39-45: Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth and we have another experience of joy. What role do we have in helping others experience joy? Pray for our community!

Tuesday-Luke 1.46-56: Joy is not meant to be kept to ourselves but shared with others. Notice where Mary’s joy comes from—the Lord himself! If you would write a “song” for God what would you include?

Wednesday-Matthew 6.19-24: We find the things we are looking for. We treasure the things which are closest to our hearts. How would life be different in the virtues of Advent were held closer to our hearts: hope, peace, joy, and love? Reflect on this alongside the passage about treasure and let the Holy Spirit speak. Pray for an open heart!

Thursday-Matthew 2.1-12: Visitors can bring stress, anxiety and yes joy. What do you notice in this passage about the consequence of joy, or the consequences of the lack of joy?

Friday-Luke 1.26-38: Mary receives the word from the messenger of God. This passage has many promises in it, what can you find? Pray for God’s Word to be fulfilled.

Saturday-John 1.14: Join us in worship tomorrow! Pray for our worship tomorrow. Pray that our eyes would see the Lord! Invite someone to church.