Daily Devotional by Text and Email
For those who are looking to “go deeper” and really dig into this season, we’ve put together a daily devotional, written by the people of Haymarket Church. A mixture of stories, personal reflections, Bible stories, prayer, and more, each morning we send a link (by text and email) that will take you to something that has been written by one of the people of Haymarket Church and that is meant to help you get into the spirit of Christmas – and to help you pay attention to God. To sign up to receive these daily devotionals by text, simply text “Advent” to (571) 487-8557. To sign up to receive them by email, simply send an email with the subject line “Sign me Up for the Advent Devotional” to info@haymarketchurch.org.
You can find all of the devotionals (all those that have been published so far) here. Each day of Advent we will publish a new post here.
December 6 – My Favorite Christmas Memory
Written by Jovonne Williams When I was growing up, some years we would spend Christmas at my grandparent’s house in Richmond, VA. My mom’s sister and her family would also be there, so there was definitely a full house of 11 people. There were 5 of us cousins and...
December 5 – Faith Like Abraham
Written by Brian Johnson Today in worship, we will be reading the opening verses of the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 1:1-18). These are verses that we often overlook – because, mostly, it's just a list of names. This section of the Bible is called...
December 4 – God Promises
Written by Donna Anstee Isaiah tells us that the Lord of history is the God of surprises. ‘I am about to do a new thing’ (Isaiah 43:19) and ‘my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways. For as the heavens are higher that the earth, so are my ways...
December 3 – Unexpected Joy
Written by Eric Sterling A recurring annual Christmastime tradition in my family, growing up, was to spend Christmas Eve with several other family friends and their children, rotating host responsibilities each year. Each year, the anticipation of that night always...
December 2 – Christmas Breakfast
Written by Brian Johnson When I think of Christmas, I think of breakfast. Since I was little, the most central element of my family’s Christmas celebration has been eating a big breakfast together on Christmas morning. When I was young, it drove me...
December 1 – God is with Us
Written by Joy Pritchard “All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).” - Isaiah 7:14, NLT “All of this occurred to fulfill...
November 30 – Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Music Performed by Mark Cooke Today's devotional is a little bit different. Today, we've got a Christmas song, played by one of the people of Haymarket Church. We are going to be doing this a few times throughout these next few weeks. We hope that...
November 29 – God’s Love in a Jar
Written by Dorothy Hettmann Advent is a wonderful time of the year to embrace the spirit of giving! And what better way to give than to share God’s love in a pickle or jelly jar! Giving took on a whole new meaning for me after I was introduced to the book...
November 28 – Advent Begins in the Dark
Written by Brian Johnson “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness on them light has shined… For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named...