“I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me”
John 14: 6
12 “Look, I AM coming soon! My reward is with Me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. 13 I AM the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
Revelation 22: 12-13
Pastors Noreen & Henry Kevern
On the 1st day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
A Partridge in a Pear Tree
The partridge in a pear tree is Jesus the Christ, the Son
of God, whose birthday we celebrate on December 25, the first day of Christmas. In
the song, Christ is symbolically presented as a mother partridge that feigns injury
to decoy predators from her helpless nestlings, recalling the expression of Christ's
sadness over the fate of Jerusalem: "Jerusalem! Jerusalem! How often would I have
sheltered you under my wings, as a hen does her chicks, but you would not have it
so . . . ." (Luke 13:34)
On the 2nd day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Two Turtle Doves
The Old and New Testaments, which together bear witness to God's
self-revelation in history and the creation of a people to tell the Story of God
to the world.
On the 3rd day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Three French Hens
The Three Theological Virtues: 1) Faith, 2) Hope, and 3) Love (1
Corinthians 13:13)
On the 4th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Four Calling Birds
The Four Gospels: 1) Matthew, 2) Mark, 3) Luke, and 4) John, which
proclaim the Good News of God's reconciliation of the world to Himself in Jesus Christ.
On the 5th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Five Gold Rings
The first Five Books of the Old Testament, known as the Torah or the
Pentateuch: 1) Genesis, 2) Exodus, 3) Leviticus, 4) Numbers, and 5) Deuteronomy,
which gives the history of humanity's sinful failure and God's response of grace
in the creation of a people to be a light to the world.
On the 6th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Six Geese A-laying
The six days of creation that confesses God as Creator and Sustainer
of the world (Genesis 1).
On the 7th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
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Seven Swans A-swimming
The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: 1) prophecy, 2) ministry, 3) teaching, 4) exhortation, 5) giving, 6) leading, and 7) compassion (Romans 12:6-8; cf. 1 Corinthians 12:8-11)
On the 8th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Eight Maids A-milking
The eight Beatitudes: 1) Blessed are the poor in spirit, 2)
those who mourn, 3) the meek, 4) those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, 5)
the merciful, 6) the pure in heart, 7) the peacemakers, 8) those who are persecuted
for righteousness' sake. (Matthew 5:3-10)
On the 9th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Nine Ladies Dancing
The nine Fruit of the Holy Spirit: 1) love, 2) joy, 3) peace, 4)
patience, 5) kindness,
6) generosity, 7) faithfulness, 8) gentleness, and 9) self-control. (Galatians
5:22)
On the 10th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
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Ten Lords A-leaping
The ten commandments: 1) You shall have no other gods before
me; 2) Do not make an idol; 3) Do not take God's name in vain; 4) Remember the Sabbath
Day; 5) Honor your father and mother; 6) Do not murder; 7) Do not commit adultery;
8) Do not steal; 9) Do not bear false witness; 10) Do not covet. (Exodus 20:1-17)
On the 11th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Eleven Pipers Piping
The eleven Faithful Apostles: 1) Simon Peter, 2) Andrew, 3) James,
4) John, 5) Philip, 6) Bartholomew, 7) Matthew, 8) Thomas, 9) James bar Alphaeus,
10) Simon the Zealot, 11) Judas bar James. (Luke 6:14-16). The list does not include
the twelfth disciple, Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus to the religious leaders
and the Romans.
On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
Twelve Drummers Drumming
The twelve points of doctrine in the : 1) I believe in God,
the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. 2) I believe in Jesus Christ, his
only Son, our Lord. 3) He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born
of the virgin Mary. 4) He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and
was buried. He descended into hell [the grave]. 5) On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. 6) He will
come again to judge the living and the dead. 7) I believe in the Holy Spirit, 8)
the holy catholic Church, 9) the communion of saints, 10) the forgiveness of sins,
11) the resurrection of the body, 12) and life everlasting.
Epiphany, January 6
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Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said,
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Isaiah 6:8
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