by Nigel Coles | Dec 24, 2017 | Practising for Christmas
Luke 2: 25-38 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s...
by Nigel Coles | Dec 23, 2017 | Practising for Christmas
Luke 2: 15-24 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was...
by Nigel Coles | Dec 22, 2017 | Practising for Christmas
Matthew 2: 1-12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” When King Herod...
by Nigel Coles | Dec 19, 2017 | Practising for Christmas
Luke 1: 46-56 Mary’s Song And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me...
by Nigel Coles | Dec 18, 2017 | Practising for Christmas
Luke 2: 1-7 The Birth of Jesus In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register. So...
