The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 1
December 1, 2023
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The Gift of Hope Christmas Advent begins December 1 and ends December 23. Listen below or on the Family Church App. Visit fcapp.org to download our app.
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 2
December 2, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Galatians 4:4-7 (NLT) But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law....
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 3
December 3, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Psalm 145:1-13 (NLT). I will exalt you, my God and King, and praise your name forever and ever. I...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 4
December 4, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Isaiah 7:13-14 (NLT). Then Isaiah said, “Listen well, you royal family of David! Isn’t it enough...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 5
December 5, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Isaiah 11:1-6 (NLT). Out of the stump of David’s family will grow a shoot— yes, a new Branch...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 6
December 6, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Zechariah 9:9 (NLT). Rejoice, O people of Zion! Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem! Look, your...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 7
December 7, 2023
Today’s reading is found in John 14:27 (NLT) I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 8
December 8, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Ephesians 2:14-18 (NLT) For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 9
December 9, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Jeremiah 31:31-34 (NLT) “The day is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 10
December 10, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Matthew 2:1-6 (NLT) Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 11
December 11, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Matthew 5:9 (NLT) God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God....
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 12
December 12, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT) Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need,...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 13
December 13, 2023
Today’s reading is found in James 1:17 (NLT) Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 14
December 14, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Hebrews 10:23 (NLT) Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 15
December 15, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Isaiah 61:1-2 (NLT) The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 16
December 16, 2023
Today’s reading is found in James 3:17 (NLT) But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace-loving, gentle at all...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 17
December 17, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Lamentations 3:21-24 (NLT) Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 18
December 18, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Luke 1:67-70 (NLT) Then his father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and gave this prophecy:...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 19
December 19, 2023
Today’s reading is found in John 1:1-5 (NLT) In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 20
December 20, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Luke 2:11-12 (NLT) The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 21
December 21, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Romans 5:1-5 (NLT) Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 22
December 22, 2023
Today’s reading is found in John 1:29-34 (NLT) The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look! The Lamb of God who takes...
The Gift of Hope Advent – Day 23
December 23, 2023
Today’s reading is found in Luke 2:8-14 (NLT) That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of...