St. Daniel's Lutheran Church

Advent Devotional: December 13th Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. (Luke 1:57-58) The thing about pregnancy is, it comes to an end. Nobody ever stayed pregnant forever (though it feels like it sometimes) I remember when I first found out I was pregnant. Suddenly my world turned into a relentless countdown to birth. There was no wa...y out it was a one-way ride that would end sometime in May. I was overjoyed, but also terrified. I wonder if Elizabeth felt like that, facing childbirth. I wonder if you feel like that, facing something that has a predestined end, either good or bad. The days before you start a new job. The senior year of a son or daughter. The final days of a loved one. Waiting is rarely easy, and God know it. Maybe that’s why He has given us so many good things to get us through His promises, His Word, the Lord’s Supper, each other,. Best of all, He has given us His own Son Jesus, our long awaited Savior. We could have no better companion during these days. He loves us, He has redeemed us, and He will never leave us alone. We can bear our waiting on day at a time, leaning on His strength. Lord, when I am having a hard time with waiting, please help me. Amen. 1. What are you waiting for right now? 2. What is the hardest part of waiting? 3. Tell a story about a way God helped you when you were waiting and it was difficult. Lhn.org

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Family Advent Day 12

Advent Devotional: December 12th And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home. (Luke 1:56) Have you ever thought what it must have been like, in that house where Mary was staying? There were probably only the three of them there Mary, Elizabeth, and her husband Zechariah. Actually there were five, if we could the two unborn babies. But none of the males in the family could talk at that point. I suspect it turned into a very feminine world for ...three months a world full of the concerns of women of that culture. What did they talk about? Surely about the chores of daily life who would get the water, what to buy at the market, offers to teach Mary a new recipe. They would have discussed pregnancy and childbirth. Both of them would have thought about the future what it meant to raise a child in old age, and whither Joseph would go through with the wedding. And of course they prayed and talked about the Lord and what He was doing, like the faith-fill women they were. In that day, even more than in ours, the family home was a humble place mostly private, full of practical choses and concerns, not much valued by the wider world in spite of its absolute necessity. But it was precisely that humble, homely environment that God chose for His son’s first months on earth for His prophet John’ last months before birth for His servant Zechariah, who was learning the hard way what it meant to trust God’s Word. Go is not above diapers and cradles and morning sickness, anymore than He is above suffering and death on a cross or rising from the dead in a borrowed tomb. He chose this all of this because He chose you. Lord, help me to truly believe how much You value me. Amen. 1. Have you ever felt overlooked? Why? 2. How do you know that God does not overlook you? 3. What difference does that awareness make in your life? Lhm.org

Thank you Women of Worth for the reminder!

Welcome to this mornings service

A WORSHIP OF TEARS, TRIUMPH, AND THANKSGIVING will be held on All-Saints Sunday (November 1st). This is a time to mourn the departed, remember God’s promise and give thanks for the lives of loved ones who are no longer with us. If you would like your loved ones to be listed among the Remembrance for the All Saints Sunday Worship Booklet please click on the link below by October 27th. https://forms.gle/tdSb2FFg6qfPMRvu7

Welcome all to worship this morning.

Everyone says HELLO! Stop by and grab some food, goodie bags for the kids, and mums for your porch. We will be here until 1pm.