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Advent Devotionals 2025© Copyright. Asbury United Methodist Church, Maitland, 
Florida 32751, USA. 
All Scripture verses, unless otherwise noted, are from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW 
INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, 
Inc.® published by Zondervan, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 
49546, USA.  Used by permission.  All rights reserved worldwide. 
Scriptures marked 
ESV are taken from THE ESV® BIBLE (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®). 
ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of 
Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and 
by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this 
publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. 
 Scriptures marked 
KJV are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, KING JAMES VERSION, Cambridge Edition 1769.  
Published by Cambridge University Press.  All rights are vested in the British 
Crown and administered by Cambridge University Press.  Reproduced by permission 
of the Crown’s patentee, Cambridge University Press.  
Scripture marked NASB or NASB 1995 are taken from the New American Standard 
Bible®.  Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 
1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.  Used by permission. 
			
			
			
			www.Lockman.org. 
 Scriptures marked 
NIV Study Bible are taken from the NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSON® STUDY BIBLE; 
Copyright © 1985, 1995, 2002, 2008, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® published by 
Zondervan, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546, USA.  Used by 
permission.  All rights reserved worldwide. 
 Scriptures marked 
NKJV are taken from 
the 
NEW KING JAMES VERSION®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. 
All rights reserved. 
 Scriptures marked 
NLT are taken from the NEW LIVING TRANSLATION BIBLE, Copyright© 1996, 2004, 
2015, 2018 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House 
Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188, USA. All rights reserved.  
 Scriptures marked 
NVI are taken from the SANTA BIBLIA, NUEVA VERSIÓN INTERNACIONAL®, NVI® 
Copyright© 1999, 2015, 2022 by Biblica, Inc.® published by Zondervan, 3900 
Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546, USA.  Used with permission.  All 
rights reserved worldwide. “Nueva Versión Internacional” is a trademark 
registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in 
the 
Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI) by Biblica, Inc. The 
“NVI”, “Biblica”, “International Bible Society” and the Biblica Logo are 
trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by 
Biblica, Inc.  Used with permission. 
 Scriptures marked RVA2015 are taken from the BIBLIA REINA-VALERA ACTUALIZADA 
1989,1999, 2006, 2015 © Copyright. 
Usada con permiso (Used with permission).
Published by Editorial Mundo 
Hispano, 130 Montoya Road, El Paso, TX 79932, USA. www.editorialmh.org. 
 Scriptures marked VOICE are taken from The Voice™. Copyright © 2012 by Ecclesia 
Bible Society. Used by permission.  All rights reserved.  Published by Thomas 
Nelson, a Division of HarperCollins Christian Publishing.  
 “Mr 
Jones, Meet the Master: Sermons & Prayers of Peter Marshall”, Author Peter 
Marshall, 1949; edited by Catherine Marshall and reprinted in 1982 by Fleming H 
Revell Company, Baker Publishing Group; 2018 edition by Wildside Press LLC.  
 “The 
Crucifixion” by James Weldon Johnson.  1927.  Published in God’s Trombones: 
Seven Negro Sermons in Verse.  Public Domain. 
 “When 
they saw the Star” by Lanny Wolfe.  1978© Copyright.  Published by Lanny Wolf 
Music, Gaither Copyright Management, and Capitol CMG Publishing.   Permission 
not required for use of Title.  Quotation is from Matthew 2:10 (KJV), Public 
Domain.  
			
			
			
			
			
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			Advent Devotionals 2024© Copyright. Asbury United Methodist Church, 
			Maitland, Florida 32751, USA. 
			
			
			All Scripture verses, unless otherwise noted, are from THE HOLY 
			BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 
			1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® published by Zondervan, 3900 Sparks 
			Drive SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546, USA.  Used by permission.  
			All rights reserved worldwide. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked CSB are taken from THE CHRISTIAN STANDARD BIBLE, 
			Copyright© 2019 by CHRISTIAN STANDARD BIBLE® Used by permission of 
			LifeWay Christian Resources, One LifeWay Plaza, Nashville, TN 
			37234-0140, USA.  All rights reserved.   
			
			
			Scriptures marked ESV are taken from THE ESV® BIBLE (The Holy Bible, 
			English Standard Version®). ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 
			2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The 
			ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission 
			of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this 
			publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked DHH are taken from the DIOS HABLA HOY ® ©.
			 
			
			Texto bíblico: Dios habla hoy ®, Tercera edición © 
			Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas, 1966, 1970, 1979, 1983, 1994, 1996. Dios 
			habla hoy® es una marca registrada de Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas y 
			puede ser usada solo bajo licencia.  Third edition © United Bible 
			Societies, 1966, 1970, 1979, 1983, 1994, 1996.  Dios habla hoy® (God 
			speaks today) is a registered trademark of United Bible Societies 
			and may be used only under license.  
			
			Published by United Bible Societies. 
			
			American Bible Society 101 
			North Independence Mall East, Floor 8, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
			19106, USA. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked with the designation “GW” is taken from GOD’S 
			WORD®.  Copyright © 1995, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020 by God’s Word 
			to the Nations Mission Society, Orange Park, Florida 32067, 
			USA. Used by permission. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked KJV are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, KING JAMES 
			VERSION, Cambridge Edition 1769.  Published by Cambridge University 
			Press.  All rights are vested in the British Crown and administered 
			by Cambridge University Press.  Reproduced by permission of the 
			Crown’s patentee, Cambridge University Press.   
			
			
			Scripture marked NASB or NASB 1995 are taken from the New American 
			Standard Bible®.  Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 
			1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.  Used 
			by permission. 
			
			
			
			www.Lockman.org. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked NBV are taken from La Nueva Biblia Viva™, 
			Copyright © 2006, 2008 by Biblica, Inc. Used with permission. All 
			rights reserved worldwide. “Biblica”, “International Bible Society” 
			and the Biblica Logo are trademarks registered in the United States 
			Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc.  Used with permission. 
			
			
			
			Scriptures marked NCV are taken from  
			
			the NEW CENTURY VERSION BIBLE®. Copyright© 2005 by Thomas Nelson, 
			Inc, Copyright© Harper Collins Publishers. Used by permission. All 
			rights reserved. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked NIV Life Application Study Bible are taken from 
			the NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSON® LIFE APPLICATION STUDY BIBLE; 
			Copyright © 1988, 2012, 2019 by Biblica, Inc.® published by 
			Zondervan, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546, USA.  
			Used by permission.  All rights reserved worldwide. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked NIV Study Bible are taken from the NEW 
			INTERNATIONAL VERSON® STUDY BIBLE; Copyright © 1985, 1995, 2002, 
			2008, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® published by Zondervan, 3900 Sparks 
			Drive SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546, USA.  Used by permission.  
			All rights reserved worldwide. 
			
			
			
			Scriptures marked NKJV are taken from  
			
			the NEW KING JAMES VERSION®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used 
			by permission. All rights reserved. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked NLT are taken from the NEW LIVING TRANSLATION 
			BIBLE, Copyright© 1996, 2004, 2015, 2018 by Tyndale House 
			Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 
			Carol Stream, Illinois 60188, USA. All rights reserved.   
			
			
			Scriptures marked NRSV are taken from the NEW REVISED STANDARD 
			VERSION BIBLE, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of 
			Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All 
			rights reserved worldwide. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked New Oxford Application Study Bible NRSV are taken 
			from the NEW OXFORD APPLICATION STUDY BIBLE (NEW REVISED STANDARD 
			VERSION BIBLE), copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of 
			Christ in the United States of America. Published by Oxford 
			University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, United 
			Kingdom.  Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked NVI are taken from the NUEVA VERSIÓN INTERNACIONAL 
			BIBLIA NVI® Copyright© 2015 by Biblica, Inc.® published by Zondervan, 
			3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546, USA.  Used by 
			permission.  All rights reserved worldwide. 
			
			
			Scriptures quotations marked REB are taken from the Revised English 
			Bible, copyright ©Cambridge University Press and Oxford University 
			Press 1989. All rights reserved.   
			
			
			Scriptures marked RVA1995 and RVR1995 are taken from Reina-Valera 1995 (RVR1995).
			
			
			
			Texto bíblico: Reina-Valera 95 ® © 
			Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas,1995.  
			
			Reina-Valera 95 ® es una marca registrada de Sociedades Bíblicas 
			Unidas y puede ser usada solo bajo licencia. Reina-Valera 95 ®
			
			
			is a 
			registered trademark of United Bible Societies and may be used only 
			under license.  Used with permission.  Published by United Bible 
			Societies.   
			American Bible Society 101 North 
			Independence Mall East, Floor 8, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, 
			USA.
			
			Scriptures marked RVA2015 are taken from the BIBLIA REINA-VALERA 
			ACTUALIZADA 1989,1999, 2006, 2015 © Copyright.  
			
			Usada con permiso (Used with permission).  
			
			Published by Editorial Mundo Hispano, 130 Montoya Road, El Paso, TX 
			79932, USA. www.editorialmh.org. 
			
			
			
			Scriptures marked RVC are taken from the BIBLIA REINA-VALERA 
			CONTEMPORÁNEA 2009, 2011® ©. Texto bíblico:  
			
			Reina Valera Contemporánea,  
			
			
			Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas 
			2009, 2011® ©. Copyright. Usada con permiso (Used with permission). 
			Reina Valera Contemporánea® es una marca registrada de Sociedades 
			Bíblicas Unidas y puede ser usada solo bajo licencia (Reina Valera 
			Contemporánea® is a registered trademark of United Bible Societies 
			and may be used only under license). Published by United Bible 
			Societies. 
			American Bible Society 101 North Independence Mall East, Floor 8, 
			Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, USA. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked RVR60 are taken from the  
			
			Reina–Valera Bible 1960 ® © Copyright.  Texto 
			bíblico: Reina-Valera 1960 ® © Sociedades Bíblicas en América 
			Latina, 1960.  Renovado © Sociedades Bíblicas Unidas, 1988. 
			Utilizado con permiso. Published in 1960 by the Bible Societies in 
			Latin America, Revised 1988 © Copyright by United Bible Societies.  
			Used with permission. American Bible Society 101 North Independence 
			Mall East, Floor 8, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, USA  
			 
			
			
			Scripture quotations marked TLB are taken from The Living Bible 
			copyright © 1971.  Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, a 
			Division of Tyndale House Ministries, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188, 
			USA.  All rights reserved. 
			
			
			
			 “Ha 
			Llegado La Luz”1 por Sarah Vázquez.  Palabras y música 
			original de Paul T. Duncan, Lauren Daigle, Paul Brendon Mabury 
			(“Light of the World”). 2016 © Copyright (Derechos de autor).  
			Lirica en inglés Sony/atv Timber Publishing. Permiso no requerido, 
			enlace es del sitio web oficial. 
			
			
			“Having a Hard Christmas?  Jesus Did, Too” by Tish Warren Harrison.  
			2012 © Copyright.  New York Times December 25, 2012.  Partial 
			quotation used by permission of New York Times and Pastor Tish 
			Warren Harrison, Anglican Priest, Diocese of Churches for the Sake 
			of Others. 
			
			
			 “I have no hands but yours” by St Teresa of 
			Avila, Spain.  16th Century.  Public Domain.      
			  
			
			
			“It’s Still Christmas” words and music by Michele Hudson.  2012 © 
			Copyright MicheleHudsonMusic (SESAC).  Used by permission.
			 
			 
			
			
			 “In Times Like These” by Fanny Crosby. 1872. 
			Public Domain.  The Cyber Hymnal #8149.    
			
			
			“Jewish Study Bible”, published on behalf of the Jewish Publication 
			Society Tanakh Translation by Oxford University Press in 1985 © 
			Copyright.  Permission not required for quoting a single word. 
			
			
			 “Journal of John Wesley” Volume 4. Published circa 1790.  Public 
			Domain. 
			
			
			“Light of the World” by Paul T. Duncan, Lauren Daigle, Paul Brendon 
			Mabury. Sung by Lauren Dingle.  2016 © Copyright.  Lyrics Sony/atv 
			Timber Publishing.  Permission not required as link to official 
			website.   
			
			
			“Light of the World” by Paul T. Duncan, Lauren Daigle, Paul Brendon 
			Mabury. 2016 © Copyright.  Lyrics Sony/atv Timber Publishing.  
			Permission not required as linked to official website. 
			
			
			“Light of the World” Christmas Video sung by Lauren Daigle.  
			Permission not required as linked to official website. 
			
			
			“Mr Jones, Meet the Master: Sermons & Prayers of Peter Marshall”, 
			Author Peter Marshall, 1949; edited by Catherine Marshall and 
			reprinted in 1982 by Fleming H Revell Company, Baker Publishing 
			Group; 2018 edition by Wildside Press LLC.   
			
			
			 “Pippa Passes” by Robert Browning.  1841 and 1849.  Published in 
			“Poems” Volume 1 by Chapman and Hall, London, UK.  Pages 164–230.  
			Public Domain.    
			
			
			“The 
			Gift” by Stephanie Davis.  1990.  © Copyright.  Published by 
			 
			
			© BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC.  Permission 
			not required for use of Title. And link to Official website. 
			
			
			
			“The Gift” sung by Aselin Debison in 2002 can be found on the 
			“Official Audio” recording at  
			
			
			
			https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqaht41Wsyk 
			Permission not required for link to Official website. 
			
			
			 “We Three Kings” by John H. Hopkins (based on Matthew 2:1-12).  
			1857.   Public Domain.  The United Methodist Hymnal #254. 
			
			
			 “Winnie the Pooh” by A. A. Milne.  1926.  
			Published by E.P. Dutton, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.  Public Domain 
			since January 1, 2022. 
			
			
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			Lenten Devotionals, 
			©2023 United Methodist Church. 
			All Scripture verses, 
			unless otherwise noted, are from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL 
			VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® 
			published by Zondervan. Used by permission. All rights reserved 
			worldwide. 
			Scriptures marked ESV 
			are taken from THE ESV® BIBLE (The Holy Bible, English Standard 
			Version®). ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a 
			publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The ESV® text has been 
			reproduced in cooperation with and by permission of Good News 
			Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this publication is 
			prohibited. All rights reserved. 
			Scriptures marked MSG 
			are taken from THE MESSAGE®. Copyright© 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 
			2000, 2001, 2002 Eugene H Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress 
			Publishing Group. 
			Scriptures marked NIV 
			Study Bible are taken from the NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION® STUDY 
			BIBLE; Copyright © 1985, 1995, 2002, 2008, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® 
			published by Zondervan. Used by permission. All rights reserved 
			worldwide. 
			Scriptures marked 
			NKJV are taken from the NEW KING JAMES VERSION®. Copyright © 1982 
			by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. 
			Scriptures marked NLT 
			are taken from the NEW LIVING TRANSLATION BIBLE, Copyright© 1996, 
			2004, 2015, 2018 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of 
			Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All 
			rights reserved. 
			Scripture quotations 
			marked NLV are taken from the New Life Version, Copyright© 1969 and 
			2003. Used by permission of Barbour Publishing, Inc., Uhrichsville, 
			Ohio, 44683. All rights reserved. 
			Scriptures marked 
			NRSV are taken from the NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION BIBLE, 
			copyright ©
			1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the 
			United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved 
			worldwide. 
			"Mr Jones, Meet the 
			Master: Sermons & Prayers of Peter Marshall", Author Peter 
			Marshall, 1949; edited by Catherine Marshall and reprinted in 1982 
			by Fleming H Revell Company, Baker Publishing Group; 2018 edition by 
			Wildside Press LLC. 
			"God on Mute: 
			Engaging the Silence of Unanswered Prayer" by Pete Greig. 
			Copyright © 2007, 2020. Published by Zondervan 3900 Sparks Drive SE, 
			Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546. Used by permission of Harper Collins 
			Christian Publishing. 
			"Connected To The 
			Vine Of Christ" by M S (Michelle) Lowndes. Copyright© 20032022. 
			Published by Heavens Inspirations, Auckland, New Zealand (heavensinspirations.com). 
			All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. 
			"Go to Dark 
			Gethsemane" by James Montgomery, 1820 amended 1825. Methodist Hymnal 
			290. Public domain. Copyright© 1989. Published by the United 
			Methodist Publishing House, Abingdon Press 810 12th 
			Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee 37203. 
			"What If It Were 
			today?" by Lelia N. Morris, 1912. Hymns for the Family of God. 
			Public Domain. Paragon Associates, Inc Nashville, Tennessee, 37202. 
			International copyright secured. All rights reserved. 
			 
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			Advent Devotionals 2023© Copyright. Asbury United Methodist 
			Church, Maitland, Florida 32751, USA. 
			
			
			All Scripture verses, unless otherwise noted, are from THE HOLY 
			BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 
			1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® published by Zondervan, 3900 Sparks 
			Drive SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546, USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked CEB are taken from the COMMON ENGLISH BIBLE (CEB); 
			Copyright © 2012 by Common English Bible and/or its suppliers. Used 
			by permission. All rights reserved. 
			
			
			Scripture quotations marked (CEV) are from the Contemporary English 
			Version Copyright © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, 
			Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, USA. Used by Permission.  
			
			
			Scriptures marked ESV are taken from THE ESV® BIBLE (The Holy Bible, 
			English Standard Version®). ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 
			2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. The 
			ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with and by permission 
			of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction of this 
			publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked KJV are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, KING JAMES 
			VERSION, Cambridge Edition 1769. Published by Cambridge University 
			Press. All rights are vested in the British Crown and administered 
			by Cambridge University Press. Reproduced by permission of the 
			Crown’s patentee, Cambridge University Press.  
			
			Scriptures marked MSG are 
			taken from THE MESSAGE®. Copyright© 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 
			2001, 2002 Eugene H Peterson. Used by permission 
			of NavPress Publishing Group. 
			
			
			Scripture marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible®. Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 
			1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by 
			
			
			
			www.Lockman.org. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked NBV are taken from La Nueva Biblia Viva™, 
			Copyright © 2006, 2008 by Biblica, Inc. Used with permission. All 
			rights reserved worldwide. “Biblica”, “International Bible Society” 
			and the Biblica Logo are trademarks registered in the United States 
			Patent and 
			Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc. Used with permission. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked NIV Life Application Study Bible are taken from 
			the NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION® LIFE APPLICATION STUDY BIBLE; 
			Copyright © 1988, 2012, 2019 by Biblica, Inc.® published by 
			Zondervan, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546. Used 
			by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked NIV Study Bible are taken from the NEW 
			INTERNATIONAL VERSION® STUDY BIBLE; Copyright © 1985, 1995, 2002, 
			2008, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® published by Zondervan, 3900 Sparks 
			Drive SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546, USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked NKJV are taken from 
			
			the NEW KING JAMES VERSION®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used 
			by permission. All rights reserved. 
			
			
			Scriptures marked NLT are taken from the NEW LIVING TRANSLATION 
			BIBLE, Copyright© 1996, 2004, 2015, 2018 by Tyndale House 
			Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 
			Carol Stream, Illinois 60188, USA. All rights reserved. 
			 
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			Lenten & Advent Devotionals, ©2022 Asbury United Methodist Church, 
			Maitland, Florida, 32751, USA. 
			
			
			 All Scripture verses, unless otherwise noted, are from THE HOLY 
			BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 
			1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® published by Zondervan, 3900 Sparks 
			Drive SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546, USA.  Used by permission.  
			All rights reserved worldwide. 
			
			
			 Scriptures 
			marked CEB are taken from the COMMON ENGLISH BIBLE (CEB); Copyright 
			© 2012 by Common English Bible and/or its suppliers.  Used by 
			permission.  All rights reserved. 
			
			
			 Scripture 
			quotations marked (CEV) are from the Contemporary English Version 
			Copyright © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, 
			Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, USA.  Used by Permission.  
			
			
			 Scriptures marked ESV are taken from THE ESV® BIBLE (The Holy 
			Bible, English Standard Version®). ESV® Text Edition: 2016. 
			Copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News 
			Publishers. The ESV® text has been reproduced in cooperation with 
			and by permission of Good News Publishers. Unauthorized reproduction 
			of this publication is prohibited. All rights reserved. 
			
			
			 Scriptures marked GNT are taken from the GOOD NEWS BIBLE © 1994 
			published by the Bible Societies/HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 
			UK, GOOD NEWS BIBLE© American Bible Society Copyright 1966, 1976, 
			1971, 1976, 1979, 1992. Used by permission. 
			
			
			 Scripture 
			marked ICB are taken from the Holy Bible, International Children’s 
			Bible® Copyright© 1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Thomas Nelson. Used by 
			permission. All rights reserved. 
			
			
			 Scriptures 
			marked KJV are taken from the HOLY BIBLE, KING JAMES VERSION, 
			Cambridge Edition 1769.  Published by Cambridge University Press.  
			All rights are vested in the British Crown and administered by 
			Cambridge University Press.  Reproduced by permission of the Crown’s 
			patentee, Cambridge University Press.  
			
			
			 Scriptures 
			marked MEV are taken from the MODERN ENGLISH VERSION (MEV); 
			Copyright © 2014 by Military Bible Association, Escondido, 
			California 92027, USA.  Used by permission.  All rights reserved. 
			
			
			 Scriptures 
			marked MSG are taken from THE MESSAGE®. Copyright© 1993, 1994, 1995, 
			1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 Eugene H Peterson. Used by permission of 
			NavPress Publishing Group. 
			
			
			 Scripture marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard 
			Bible®.  Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 
			1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.  Used by 
			permission. 
			www.Lockman.org. 
			
			
			 Scriptures marked NIV Study Bible are taken from the NEW 
			INTERNATIONAL VERSON® STUDY BIBLE; Copyright © 1985, 1995, 2002, 
			2008, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® published by Zondervan, 3900 Sparks 
			Drive SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546, USA.  Used by permission.  
			All rights reserved worldwide. 
			
			
			 Scriptures 
			marked NKJV are taken from 
			the NEW 
			KING JAMES VERSION®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by 
			permission. All rights reserved. 
			
			
			 Scriptures marked NLT are taken from the NEW LIVING TRANSLATION 
			BIBLE, Copyright© 1996, 2004, 2015, 2018 by Tyndale House 
			Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 
			Carol Stream, Illinois 60188, USA. All rights reserved.  
			
			
			 Scriptures marked NRSV are taken from the NEW REVISED STANDARD 
			VERSION BIBLE, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of 
			Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All 
			rights reserved worldwide. 
			
			
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			copyright © 1984 published by Paulist Press, Mahwah, New Jersey 
			07430. Used with permission of Paulist Press. Mr Jones, Meet the 
			Master: Sermons & Prayers of Peter Marshall, Author Peter Marshall, 
			1949; edited by Catherine Marshall and reprinted in 1982 by Fleming 
			H Revell Company, Baker Publishing Group; 2018 edition by Wildside 
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			"Hymn of Promise" by Natalie Sleeth© 1986 Hope Publishing 
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			United Methodist Church paper "Organization: The Church as 
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			 “A 
			Right Spirit” written by Pastor Tim McConnell as a Devotional for 
			the Asheville Citizens Times. 2014© Copyright held by author.  
			Approved by the author 2024-12-10.  Used by permission.   
			
			
			 “A Testament of Devotion” by Thomas R Kelley, Pages 34-35.  1941© 
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			 “Captain” 
			Words and Music by Benjamin Hastings & Seth Simmons 2015 © 
			Copyright. Published by Lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing.  Permission 
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			 “Christingle Definition”.  Written by Bishop Johannes de Watteville, 
			Marienborn, Germnay.  1747.  Public Domain. 
			
			
			 “Christmas 
			Bells” poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 1863.  Public Domain. 
			
			
			 “Freely, 
			Freely” written by Carol Owens. 1972© Copyright.   Written for the 
			Musical “Come Together: A Musical Experience in Love”.  Copyright 
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			United Methodist Hymnal #389.   
			
			
			 “Go 
			to dark Gethsemane” written by James Montgomery. 1820, updated 
			1825.  United Methodist Hymnal #290.  Public Domain.   
			
			
			 “Gordon 
			Wilson (peace campaigner)”.  Wikipedia.  Public Domain. 
			
			
			 “Have 
			It All” by Jason Mraz.  Written by Becky Gebhardt, Chaska Potter, 
			David Hodges, Jacob Kasher, Jason Mraz, Mai Bloomfield, Mona 
			Tavakoli. 2018© Copyright.  Published by Word Collections 
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			 “I heard the bells on Christmas Day” hymn by John Baptiste Calkin, 
			an English composer.  1872.  Public Domain.   
			
			
			 “Living, 
			Loving and Learning” by Leo Buscaglia, edited by Steven Short.  
			1982© Copyright.  Published by Fawcett Books, a Division of Random 
			House Publishing Inc, New York, USA .  Page 116.  Need Approval.  
			ISBN 978-0449901816. 
			
			
			 “Once 
			in Royal David’s City”.  Written by Cecil Frances Alexander. 1848.  
			United Methodist Church Hymnal #250.  Public Domain.  
			
			
			 “The Gospel of John Volume 2, Chapters 8-21 Revised Edition 
			Translated with and Introduction and Interpretation by William 
			Barclay”  “John 10 – The Ultimate Unity”.  Written by William 
			Barclay. 1956© Copyright. Page 63. Used by Permission of Westminster 
			John Knox Press, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.    
			
			
			 “This Little Light of Mine”.  Circa 1920s.  Author unknown.  
			African American Spiritual based on Matthew 5:14-16.  United 
			Methodist Hymnal #585.  Public Domain.  
			
			
			 “What 
			is Dying?” Written by 
			Charles 
			Henry Brent.  Circa 1912.  Public Domain.  Bishop Brent was 
			Missionary Bishop to the Philippines; Chaplain General of the 
			American Expeditionary Forces in World War I; Bishop of the 
			Episcopal Church's Diocese of Western New York.  
			
			
			 “X-Box 
			Revisited Blog” 
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			Methodist Church, Maitland, Florida 32751, USA. 
			
			
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			“Be 
			Thou My Vision” Ancient Irish song translated by Mary Byrne 1905.  
			Arranged in verses by Eleanor Hull 1912.  United Methodist Hymnal 
			#451.  Public Domain.  
			
			
			“Bread for the Journey: A Daybook of Wisdom and Faith” by Father 
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			“Come, Sinners, to the 
			Gospel Feast” by Charles Wesley.  1747.  Public Domain. United 
			Methodist Hymnal #616. 
			
			
			“Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus” written by Charles Wesley. 1774.  
			Public Domain.  United Methodist Hymnal #196. 
			
			“Deep 
			Work - Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World” by Cal 
			Newport. 2016© Copyright.  Published by Grand Central Publishing, 
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			“God’s Garden” Attributed to 
			
			Dorothy Frances Gurney. 1913. Public Domain since 2002. 
			
			
			“Joy to the World” written by Issac Watts.  1719.  Public Domain.  
			United Methodist Church Hymnal #246. 
			
			
			“Precious Lord, Take My Hand” by Thomas Dorsey.  1938© Copyright.  
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			“So Will I” written by 
			
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			and Advent Devotionals 2017© Copyright.  Asbury United Methodist 
			Church, Maitland, Florida 32751, USA. 
			
			
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			JAMES VERSION, Cambridge Edition 1769.  Published by Cambridge 
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			1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 Eugene H Peterson. Used by 
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			Scripture marked NASB 1995 are taken from the New American Standard 
			Bible®.  Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.  
			Used by permission. 
			
			
			
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			the NEW CENTURY VERSION BIBLE®. Copyright© 2005 by Thomas Nelson, 
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			Scriptures Marked RSV are taken from the Revised Standard Version of 
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			Churches of Christ in the United States of America.  Used by 
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			“A Psalm in Your Heart” by George O. Wood. 2008 © Copyright.  Gospel 
			Publishing House. Springfield, Missouri, USA.  Permission not 
			required for use on Title only. 
			
			
			“Amazing Grace” by John Newton.  1779.  United Methodist Church 
			Hymnal #378.  Public Domain. 
			
			
			“God Gave the Song” written by Gloria Gaither, Ronn Huff, William 
			Gaither. 1969© Copyright.  Originally published by William J. 
			Gaither, Inc. and Paragon Music Corporation.  Copyright held by 
			Capitol CMG Publishing, Universal Music Group, Santa Monica, 
			California, USA.  Permission not required for use of the Title, or 
			for the link to the official video. 
			
			
			“God sometimes does His work with a gentle drizzle, not storms.” 
			Circa 1780.  Quotation attributed to John Newton.  Public Domain. 
			
			
			“Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life” by Charles L, Swindoll.  
			1983© Copyright.  Page 322.  Published by Zondervan.  Permissions 
			approval needed.  Zondervan, Harper Collins Publishers.  Grand 
			Rapids, Michigan 49530.  ISBN 9780310421412 
			
			
			“In the Garden” by Charles A. Miles. 1912.  Public Domain.    
			 
			
			
			
			“‘Indifference’ – A Poem for Good Friday” by Geoffrey Studdert-Kennedy.  
			Published in “The 
			Unutterable Beauty – The Collected Poetry of G. A. Studdert Kennedy” 
			(Poems from the First World War).  1927.  First published by Hodder 
			and Stoughton Limited, London in March 1927.  Public Domain.  Based 
			on Matthew 25:35-46.  Also known as “When Jesus Came to Golgotha. 
			
			
			“…it is not wrong to ‘propose’ the truth of the Gospel”  Cardinal 
			Francis George, Archbishop of Chicago and Portland Oregon.  
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			“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” Liturgy of St James (4th 
			Century), translated by Gerard Moultrie 1864.  Public Domain.  
			United Methodist Church Hymnal #616.  Based on John 6:35-58 and 
			Revelation Chapter 4.  
			
			
			“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” circa 8th Century, translated 
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	Who Began a Good Work in You” written by John Mohr. 1987 © Copyright. 
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	 “Immaculata” written by Dennis Stevenson. 1992 © Copyright.  Used by 
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	 “In the Bleak Midwinter” by Christina G Rossetti. 1872 (based on Luke 
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	 “Life 
	is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”  Allen 
	Saunders 1957 © Copyright.  Need permissions statement from copyright 
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	 “Love 
	Came Down at Christmas” by Christina
	
	
	G
	
	
	Rossetti. 1885. Public Domain.  Music: Traditional
	
	
	Irish
	
	
	melody.  UMC Hymnal No: 242. 
	
	
	  “The 
	Upper Room” Daily Devotional Booklet 1989 © Copyright.  Published by The 
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	 “This 
	Little Light of Mine” African-American spiritual based on Matthew 5:14-16.  
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	 “Rescue 
	the Perishing” by Fanny Crosby. 1869. UMC Hymnal No: 591.  Public Domain. 
	
	
	 “Victory 
	in Jesus” by Eugene Monroe Barlett.  1939 © Copyright.  Copyright renewed in 
	1967 by Mrs Eugene Monroe Bartlett (Joan Tatum Bartlett); Copyright 
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	Missouri 65730, USA. UM Hymnal No: 370.   Copyright permission not required 
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	 “Words 
	To Live By” written by Dennis Stevenson. 1992 © Copyright.  Used by 
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	 Words 
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