Leading with Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love is a 4-week Advent devotional designed to help leaders slow down, refocus, and rediscover the heart of Christmas. Each week explores one theme—hope, peace, joy, and love—with Scripture readings, reflections, and application questions to guide your leadership and your walk with Christ.
Category Archives: Advent
Advent Week 4: The Opposite of Fear
Advent Reading Plan: Luke 2:1-21 Have you ever noticed that in the Bible, when angels appear to people, their first words are often, “Do not be afraid”? We see this in the angelic messages to Mary (Luke 1:30), Zechariah (Luke 1:13), and the shepherds (Luke 2:10). To be fair, if the angels looked like theContinue reading “Advent Week 4: The Opposite of Fear”
Advent Week 3: What Have You Stopped Praying For?
Advent Reading Plan: Luke 1:5-25 “What have you stopped praying for?” That’s the question that comes to mind when I read the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth in Luke 1:5–25. In verse 13, an angel appeared to Zechariah and said, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bearContinue reading “Advent Week 3: What Have You Stopped Praying For?”
Advent Week 2: How to Hear From God
Advent Reading Plan: Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1:18-25 One thing I’ve always found interesting about the Christmas story in the Bible is how God foretells Jesus’ birth in different ways with both Mary and Joseph. In Luke 1:26-38, Mary is visited by an angel. The angel told her “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have foundContinue reading “Advent Week 2: How to Hear From God”
Advent Week 1: About Those Long Genealogies
Advent Reading Plan: Matthew 1:1-17, Luke 4:23-37 Have you ever heard that song, “Father Abraham?” Perhaps you sang it in Sunday School or around a campfire. It goes like this: Father Abraham had many sons Many sons had Father Abraham I am one of them and so are you So let’s just praise the LordContinue reading “Advent Week 1: About Those Long Genealogies”
Why Advent is Important // Advent Bible Reading Plan
As we enter the last month of the year, we also step into the first week of Advent. Like many people, you probably have a to-do list as long as Santa’s naughty/nice list, detailing all the tasks you need to complete before Christmas in the next four weeks. There are halls to deck, chestnuts toContinue reading “Why Advent is Important // Advent Bible Reading Plan”
Nick Chellsen 