--- title: "advent devotion 2016" slug: advent+devotion+2016 date: author: "" original_url: https://www.lutheranindianministries.org/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2016 section: news-notes images: ["images/b18effec-2016_Advent_Devotions.png", "images/54f9be76-2016_Advent_Devotions.png", "images/3eba76f0-2016_Advent_Devotions.png", "images/589498f9-2016_Advent_Devotions.png", "images/7a81cd4e-2016_Advent_Devotions.png", "images/3de15d40-2016_Advent_Devotions.png", "images/b3264765-2016_Advent_Devotions.png", "images/6f8771a7-2016_Advent_Devotions.png", "images/e2f5ece5-2016_Advent_Devotions.png", "images/91fa2b34-2016_Advent_Devotions.png"] --- * [devotion](/news-notes/tag/devotion) * [This Week in the News](/news-notes/tag/This+Week+in+the+News) * [Ministry Update](/news-notes/tag/Ministry+Update) * [fnv](/news-notes/tag/fnv) * [thirsty (for knowledge) thursday](/news-notes/tag/thirsty+%28for+knowledge%29+thursday) * [lent devotion 2018](/news-notes/tag/lent+devotion+2018) * [lent devotion 2017](/news-notes/tag/lent+devotion+2017) * [lent devotion 2016](/news-notes/tag/lent+devotion+2016) * [lent devotion 2019](/news-notes/tag/lent+devotion+2019) * [lent devotion 2020](/news-notes/tag/lent+devotion+2020) * [what to watch](/news-notes/tag/what+to+watch) * [advent devotion 2020](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2020) * [advent devotion 2018](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2018) * [advent devotion 2019](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2019) * [advent devotion 2016](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2016) * [advent devotion 2017](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2017) * [advent devotion 2015](/news-notes/tag/advent+devotion+2015) * [video](/news-notes/tag/video) * [faith for the reservations](/news-notes/tag/faith+for+the+reservations) * [being used by god](/news-notes/tag/being+used+by+god) * [generosity](/news-notes/tag/generosity) * [live by faith](/news-notes/tag/live+by+faith) * [spiritual guidelines](/news-notes/tag/spiritual+guidelines) * [god our hope](/news-notes/tag/god+our+hope) * [gerhard & prayer](/news-notes/tag/gerhard+%26+prayer) * [my redeemer lives](/news-notes/tag/my+redeemer+lives) * [truth for the world](/news-notes/tag/truth+for+the+world) * [baptism](/news-notes/tag/baptism) * [a new you devotion](/news-notes/tag/a+new+you+devotion) * [live like job](/news-notes/tag/live+like+job) * [making spiritual warriors](/news-notes/tag/making+spiritual+warriors) * [spiritual warriors prayer](/news-notes/tag/spiritual+warriors+prayer) * [i am](/news-notes/tag/i+am) * [dangerous prayers](/news-notes/tag/dangerous+prayers) * [what do lutherans believe](/news-notes/tag/what+do+lutherans+believe) * [what is hope](/news-notes/tag/what+is+hope) * [fruit of the spirit](/news-notes/tag/fruit+of+the+spirit) * [unholy trinity](/news-notes/tag/unholy+trinity) * [things that matter](/news-notes/tag/things+that+matter) * [starting conversations](/news-notes/tag/starting+conversations) * [confessionandabsolution](/news-notes/tag/confessionandabsolution) * [encountering jesus heart](/news-notes/tag/encountering+jesus+heart) * [after the bunny](/news-notes/tag/after+the+bunny) * [everybody always](/news-notes/tag/everybody+always) * [sacred mysteries](/news-notes/tag/sacred+mysteries) * [volunteer](/news-notes/tag/volunteer) * [giving tuesday](/news-notes/tag/giving+tuesday) * [suicide](/news-notes/tag/suicide) * [trunk or treat](/news-notes/tag/trunk+or+treat) * [augsburg confession](/news-notes/tag/augsburg+confession) * [prayer](/news-notes/tag/prayer) [![THANK YOU!](images/b18effec-2016_Advent_Devotions.png)](/news-notes/thank-you) Guest User 12/26/16 Guest User 12/26/16 # [THANK YOU!](/news-notes/thank-you) Thank you for spending Advent with us! Thank you for keeping us in your prayers! [Read More](/news-notes/thank-you) [![Bursting with Joy: December 25 - MERRY CHRISTMAS!](images/54f9be76-2016_Advent_Devotions.png)](/news-notes/bursting-with-joy-december-25-merry-christmas) [Alaska/Fairbanks](/news-notes/category/Alaska%2FFairbanks) Guest User 12/25/16 [Alaska/Fairbanks](/news-notes/category/Alaska%2FFairbanks) Guest User 12/25/16 # [Bursting with Joy: December 25 - MERRY CHRISTMAS!](/news-notes/bursting-with-joy-december-25-merry-christmas) *Heavenly Father, we praise You for your infinite goodness towards us in sending Jesus to save us from our sin. Help us spread the Good News of Jesus and His grace. In Jesus’ name, Amen.* [Read More](/news-notes/bursting-with-joy-december-25-merry-christmas) [![If Jesus Had Been Born Cree: December 24](images/3eba76f0-2016_Advent_Devotions.png)](/news-notes/if-jesus-had-been-born-cree-december-24) [Manitoba/Canada](/news-notes/category/Manitoba%2FCanada) Guest User 12/24/16 [Manitoba/Canada](/news-notes/category/Manitoba%2FCanada) Guest User 12/24/16 # [If Jesus Had Been Born Cree: December 24](/news-notes/if-jesus-had-been-born-cree-december-24) *Dear Father in Heaven, regardless of our ethnic backgrounds or culture, may we joyfully draw our hearts to the One who came to save us this Christmas Eve. In Jesus’ name, Amen.* [Read More](/news-notes/if-jesus-had-been-born-cree-december-24) [![He Speaks Our Language: December 23](images/589498f9-2016_Advent_Devotions.png)](/news-notes/he-speaks-our-language-december-23) [Manitoba/Canada](/news-notes/category/Manitoba%2FCanada) Guest User 12/23/16 [Manitoba/Canada](/news-notes/category/Manitoba%2FCanada) Guest User 12/23/16 # [He Speaks Our Language: December 23](/news-notes/he-speaks-our-language-december-23) *Dear Lord, Thank you so much for revealing Your love for us, and Your plan for us, in a way that we can understand no matter what tribe and people group we are from. Your ways are so amazing, as is the Christmas story every time we hear it, especially in our own language, Amen.* [Read More](/news-notes/he-speaks-our-language-december-23) [![He Has Been There: December 22](images/7a81cd4e-2016_Advent_Devotions.png)](/news-notes/he-has-been-there-december-22) [Alaska/Anchorage](/news-notes/category/Alaska%2FAnchorage) Guest User 12/22/16 [Alaska/Anchorage](/news-notes/category/Alaska%2FAnchorage) Guest User 12/22/16 # [He Has Been There: December 22](/news-notes/he-has-been-there-december-22) *Dear Jesus, thank you for taking on human flesh so that You could understand the temptations and trials I face. Thank you for being the Son of God, with the power to walk with me through my struggles and turn my trials into blessings, Amen.* [Read More](/news-notes/he-has-been-there-december-22) [![Render Unto God: December 21](images/3de15d40-2016_Advent_Devotions.png)](/news-notes/render-unto-god-december-21) [Kansas/Haskell LIGHT](/news-notes/category/Kansas%2FHaskell+LIGHT) Guest User 12/21/16 [Kansas/Haskell LIGHT](/news-notes/category/Kansas%2FHaskell+LIGHT) Guest User 12/21/16 # [Render Unto God: December 21](/news-notes/render-unto-god-december-21) *Dear Jesus, I pray that during the celebration of Your birthday that we would focus on the gift of You, and not focus on just the gifts under the tree. In Your name, I pray, Amen.* [Read More](/news-notes/render-unto-god-december-21) [![The Greatest Rescue Ever: December 20](images/b3264765-2016_Advent_Devotions.png)](/news-notes/the-greatest-rescue-ever-december-20) Guest User 12/20/16 Guest User 12/20/16 # [The Greatest Rescue Ever: December 20](/news-notes/the-greatest-rescue-ever-december-20) *Thank you, Lord Jesus, for becoming one of us for all of us, giving Your all in life and death that we might have forgiveness and eternal life, Amen.* [Read More](/news-notes/the-greatest-rescue-ever-december-20) [![God's Magicians: December 19](images/6f8771a7-2016_Advent_Devotions.png)](/news-notes/gods-magicians-december-19-1) Guest User 12/19/16 Guest User 12/19/16 # [God's Magicians: December 19](/news-notes/gods-magicians-december-19-1) *Lord of all nations, use us to lead the nations to their true King in Jesus, Amen.* [Read More](/news-notes/gods-magicians-december-19-1) [![Tinsel or Truth?: December 18](images/e2f5ece5-2016_Advent_Devotions.png)](/news-notes/tinsel-or-truth-december-18-1) [Manitoba/Canada](/news-notes/category/Manitoba%2FCanada) Guest User 12/18/16 [Manitoba/Canada](/news-notes/category/Manitoba%2FCanada) Guest User 12/18/16 # [Tinsel or Truth?: December 18](/news-notes/tinsel-or-truth-december-18-1) *Dear Heavenly Father, thank you that You came into this world as a baby to save us from our sins. Help us to understand and reflect on Your birth during this Christmas season. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.* [Read More](/news-notes/tinsel-or-truth-december-18-1) [![The Gift of Light: December 17](images/91fa2b34-2016_Advent_Devotions.png)](/news-notes/the-gift-of-light-december-17) Guest User 12/17/16 Guest User 12/17/16 # [The Gift of Light: December 17](/news-notes/the-gift-of-light-december-17) *Dear God, You sent your Son to be our Light. Enable us, through your Holy Spirit, to reflect the light of Jesus to the world around us. In Jesus’ name, Amen.* [Read More](/news-notes/the-gift-of-light-december-17) [Older Posts](/news-notes?offset=1481972400011&tag=advent+devotion+2016)