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ADORNING THE SEASON

12/2/2011

 

IT’S HERE! 
We just entered the last calendar month of the year and the SEASON OF ADORNING has arrived.  We decorate streets, buildings, offices, stores, schools, churches and even cars in ways that shout MERRY CHRISTMAS.  With it also comes the opportunity to adorn our homes with the festive expression of an inward devotion to our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ whose birth we celebrate.

        TO ADORN IS TO DECORATE IN HONOR OF SOMETHING WE ADORE

The word “adorn” comes from the root word “adore”. Webster’s defines the word “adore” this
way: To worship as divine...to love greatly!
                                 
Wise Men followed the star to Bethlehem to ADORN God’s Son with their gifts and to ADORE Him with their worship.

“We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”  On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him.  Matthew 2:2 & 11 NIV

           TRUE WORSHIP CHANGES ADMIRATION INTO ADORATION

As the Christmas carol rings in our ears, “Oh come let us adore Him…Christ the Lord!”, let us joyfully adorn the season because we adore the Son of God.  May the decorations on the door of our home and those on the door of our heart shout adoration to Him.

 “Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom. We adore you as the one who is over all things.”  I Chronicles 29:11 NLT

                                   TO ADORN IS TO DECORATE WITH OUR LOVE

“…holy lives will mature and adorn the kingdom of their Father.”   Matthew 13:43 TM

Blessings…as you adorn our Savior with your love this Christmas season.

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and ADORE HIM by Kari Jobe.

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Brenda Pell
12/3/2011 07:52:48 am

I love that adorn and adore come from the same root...had never thought of it before. "Oh come let us adore him, Christ the Lord!


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    JANET BROWN

    As a veteran coach's wife, Janet invites you to join her in "Changing the world for Christ...one athlete at a time".Through the language of sports and life experiences, Janet uniquely exposes the character of God and His desire for "sportmoms" to WIN BIG in life. Her behind-the-bench view invites us into a world of triumphant wins and tragic personal loss.


    LIFE EXPERIENCE

    From being a mother of 2 to a spiritual mom to many, the road of life for Janet includes these hallmarks:

    - Gave her "heart to Jesus"     at 6 years old
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    - Studied Education/          Psychology at a Christian  College

    - Enjoyed earning her wings  and flying as a Flight    Attendant

    - Is the wife of Coach Dave Brown since 1967.

    - Involved in ministry to women for 30+ years including: Retreat Facilitator and speaker, Bible Study leader, National Women's Ministry Leader

    - Held an executive position in the corporate world for 35 years.

    - Developed and taught Pre-married and Marriage classes with her husband for 12 years. 

    Currently is a writer, grandmother to 4 and a coach's wife.


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