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December 11, 2016
At the Name of Jesus, Advent 15
I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. (John 10:9 NIV)
they recognised him as the same man who used to sit begging at the temple gate called Beautiful, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.(Acts 3:10 NIV)
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. (Matthew &:13-14 NIV)


December 10, 2016
At the Name of Jesus, Advent 14
The next day John saw Jesus coming towards him and said, ‘Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! (John 1:29 NIVUK)
Abraham answered, ‘God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.’ And the two of them went on together. (Genesis 22:8 NIVUK)
For the Lamb at the centre of the throne will be their shepherd; “he will lead them to springs of living water.” “And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”’ (Revelation 7:17 NIVUK)


December 9, 2016
At the Name of Jesus, Advent 13
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. (John 10:11-15 NIV)
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. (Psalm 23:1-2 KJV)


December 8, 2016
At the Name of Jesus, Advent 12
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Then those who were in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you are the Son of God.” (Matthew 13:43 NIV)
The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” (Matthew 4:3 NIV)
We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. (1 John 5:20 NIV)
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December 7, 2016
At the Name of Jesus, Advent 11
Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” (Matthew 20:30 NIV)
The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!” (Matthew 21:9 NIV)
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, he asked, “Why do the teachers of the law say that the Messiah is the son of David? (Mark 12:35 NIV)


December 6, 2016
At the Name of Jesus, Advent 10
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by all her children.” (Luke 7:33-35 NIV)
For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done. (Matthew 16:27 NIV)
But there is a place where someone has testified: “What is mankind that you are mindful of them, a son of man that you care for him? (Hebrews 2:6 NIV)


December 5, 2016
At the Name of Jesus, Advent 9
and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:17 ESV)
He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” (Matthew 17:5 ESV)
Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’ (Luke 20:13 ESV)


December 4, 2016
At the Name of Jesus, Advent 8
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. (John 14:16 NIV)
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. (John 10:10 ESV)
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. (John 15:13)


December 3, 2016
At the Name of Jesus, Advent 7
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:16 NIV)
“God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” (John 4:24 NIV)
“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:32 NIV)


December 2, 2016
At the Name of Jesus, Advent 6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6 NIV)
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws. (Psalm 119:30)
Anyone who wants to be my disciple must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me. (John 12:26 NLT)

