CrossWalk Ministry

— 1 John 3:1 — See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Due to the nature of the tent camps we are unable to show any pictures of the actual distribution. Tears were shed, dogs were fed, and prayers were said ;)

Day 7: Respond with Love Verse of the Day: [The shepherds] hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby [Jesus], who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed... But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. —Luke 2:16-20

 Day 6: Love is not selfish  Verse of the Day: [An angel of the Lord said,] "Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests." —Luke 2:11-14

To learn your love language for free, check out: http://www.5lovelanguages.com/profile/ Verse of the Day:  And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord." —Luke 2:8-11

Express their value Verse of the day: While [Joseph and Mary] were [in Bethlehem], the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. —Luke 2:6-7

Verse of the Day: In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. So Joseph went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. —Luke 2:1 and 4-5

Day 2: Purpose to display patience. Verse of the Day: [Zechariah prophesied concerning John,] "You, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God." —Luke 1:76-78

  I challenge you to the "Love Dare for Parents." Keep up with it for these next 40 days! (you don't have to be a parent BTW)

[Zechariah said,] "Praise be to the Lord, God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people. He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David, as he said through his holy prophets long ago." —Luke 1:68-70

An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins." —Matthew 1:20-21   Parents' Quote: The only thing worth stealing is a kiss from your sleeping child.

Yesterday was difficult as Yvonne had a stomach bug and Yvelisse was bedridden due to abdominal pain. This morning we took Yvelisse to the hostpital ER because of early labor symptoms. Priase God, she has been released from the hospital with a clean bill of health, hallelujah!! Verse of the Day: Mary said, "My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.... The Mighty One has done great things for me - holy is his name." —Luke 1:46

God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you." —Luke 1:26-28

When the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, that we might receive the full rights of sons. —Galatians 4:4-5

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The Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. —Isaiah 7:14

The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like [Moses] from among your own brothers. You must listen to him. —Deuteronomy 18:15

[Jesus said,] "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. This is to my Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples." —John 15:5,8

Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." —John 14:6

Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it the full." —John 10:7,9-10

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said,"I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." —John 8:12

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. —John 1:1-2 and 14