Christmas Tag

Deck the Halls

Help us deck the halls for Christmas! We’re preparing for the upcoming season by hosting a craft night on October 16. Can’t make it? You can pick up a craft after services on October 20, make it at home, and return it to MVC! Questions?...

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where on earth
Dec 10 2021

WHERE ON EARTH IS SAFE?

Part of the Christmas story is hard to talk about.  A cute baby in the manger with the animals looks great in a nativity scene.  A crazy tyrant hunting down little kids? Not so much.  Why did that have to happen?  If God could warn...

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dont be afraid
Dec 03 2021

DON’T BE AFRAID

Fear plays a big part in each of the episodes in the Christmas story. Joseph was afraid of what people would think (Mt. 1:20) Herod feared losing his power. (Mt. 2:3) The angels that appeared to Zechariah, Mary, and the shepherds in Luke 2 all...

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Nov 26 2021

SOMETHING IS COMING

Something is coming. Can you feel it? Something is always coming. But what? Is that feeling dread or anticipation? Hope or resignation? It depends on what you expect. So what do you expect?   God is coming for you. Do you run to him or run away? It depends what do you expect. Did...

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Adore him
Dec 22 2020

COME LET US ADORE HIM

Even if you don’t feel faithful, joyful or triumphant, you need to come. Maybe especially if you don’t.   The faithful always come. They can’t imagine not coming. The joyful can’t wait to come. Joy is best when shared with others. The triumphant have reason to celebrate. They are...

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Advent week one
Nov 27 2020

ADVENT

ADVENT: Opening the gifts of Hope, Peace, Joy & Love   "God of hope, I look to you with an open heart and yearning spirit. During this Advent season, I will keep alert and awake, listening for your word and keeping to your precepts. My hope is...

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holy day
Dec 17 2019

WHAT MAKES A DAY HOLY?

What is a holiday and what makes it holy?   A holiday is literally a day set apart from the rest as different. That’s what holy means. It means “set apart”. God is “set apart” and different from every other being in the universe. Some days are...

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where on earth
Dec 12 2019

WHERE ON EARTH IS SAFE?

Part of the Christmas story is hard to talk about.  A cute baby in the manger with the animals looks great in a nativity scene.  A crazy tyrant hunting down little kids, not so much.  Why did that have to happen?  If God could warn...

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