Clear (Halo) Follow the star, come join in the fun! Christmas is close, the countdown’s almost done… For twenty-three days you’ve been waiting patiently And what we’re celebrating will soon be clear to see… Read “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.” – John 1.5 Think and Do Have you ever worn a halo? Perhaps in a nativity play, made…
Ramsbottom & Edenfield Team Ministry
Ramsbottom & Edenfield Team Ministry
Posts from December 2023
Frankincense Follow the star, come join in the fun! Christmas is coming, the countdown’s begun… The star led them to worship right under its glow, Frankincense on day twenty-two a holy child shows. Read “On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure-chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense,…
Joy to the world! The Lord is come Jesus enters the world as a child. Innocent, homeless, vulnerable, gulping for air. He depends on us – and our whole lives depend on him. Reading John 1.1-14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things…
Jesus Follow the star, come join in the fun! Christmas is here, the countdown is done! Following the star leads us to sing and to pray to Jesus who is with us twenty-four hours a day. Read “And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” –…
He came down to earth from heaven Today heaven breaks into our world and our world breaks into heaven. The star points to it, and the angels proclaim it – a child is born for us. Reading Isaiah 9.2-7 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness— on them light has shined.…
Gold Follow the star, come join in the fun! Christmas is coming, the countdown’s begun… Now being king doesn’t start at twenty-one years old Jesus was born royal, and so the wise men brought him gold. Listen to today’s reflection 0:00 / 2:25 Read “On entering the house, the wise men saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then,…
Stars Follow the star, come join in the fun! Christmas is coming, the countdown’s begun… Although other stars also shone on that night The star that they followed was twenty times more bright. Listen to today’s reflection 0:00 / 2:41 Read “When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped…
Camels Follow the star, come join in the fun! Christmas is coming, the countdown’s begun… They set out on their journey, following the star Find nineteen for the camels which carried them that far. Listen to today’s reflection 0:00 / 2:32 Read “Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. Then he sent them to Bethlehem,…
Myrrh Follow the star, come join in the fun! Christmas is coming, the countdown’s begun… But however many wise men there actually were Day eighteen shows one of three gifts they brought – myrrh. Listen to today’s reflection 0:00 / 2:28 Read “On entering the house, the wise men saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their…
Wise Men Follow the star, come join in the fun! Christmas is coming, the countdown’s begun… Away in the east wise men watched each bright star beam Were there three? We don’t know! Could have been seventeen! Listen to today’s reflection 0:00 / 2:39 Read “In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,…