Tag: promise

• Journey to the Manger: Zechariah (John’s father)

  On our Journey to the Manger today, we met Zechariah, the father of John. We couldn’t talk with him, though, because he wasn’t able to speak. When the Angel Gabriel appeared to Zechariah in the Temple with the answer to his prayer, Zechariah struggled with unbelief. He had longed for so many years to have…

  Jill Cobb

  December 8, 2014

  Christmas, Christmas Countdown, Journey to the Manger

  answered prayer, believe, compassion, discipline, doubt, faith, God’s promises, John the Baptist, mercy, promise, prophecy, silence, Zechariah

• Journey to the Manger: Simeon

  We met another friend today in the Temple on our Journey to the Manger: a righteous man named Simeon. Simeon was given an amazing promise from God. The Holy Spirit revealed to him that he would not die until he saw the Messiah, the Savior of Israel. Many think that Simeon was an old man by…

  Jill Cobb

  December 6, 2014

  Christmas, Christmas Countdown, Journey to the Manger

  basketball, believe, don’t give up, faith, fulfillment, God, hope, Jesus, Journey to the Manger, Messiah, never give up, peace, promise, Savior, Simeon, temple