
“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”
John 3:17
(This photo was taken in June of 2016 on a lake in northwestern Wisconsin)

“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”
John 3:17
(This photo was taken in June of 2016 on a lake in northwestern Wisconsin)

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
Matthew 6:33-34
(This photo was taken in June of 2013 while driving in northern Colorado)

Paul writes in one of his letters to the Corinthians…
“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.”
1 Corinthians 16:13-14
(This photo was taken in June of 2013 at Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado)

“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
1 John 1:8-9
(This photo was taken in August of 2016 in Glacier National Park in Montana)

“Therefore God again set a certain day, calling it Today, when a long time later he spoke through David, as was said before: ‘Today, if you hear his voice do not harden your hearts’.”
Hebrews 4:7
(This photo was taken in December of 2013 while walking in the woods in northwestern Wisconsin)

One of my favorite worship songs at this time of the year is “Prepare the Way of the Lord”, it speaks to preparing our hearts and minds and our very lives for the birth of our Savior, Jesus…Here are the words of John the Baptist as written in the Gospel of John…
“John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, ‘I am the voice of one calling in the desert, Make straight the way for the Lord’.”
John 1:23
(This photo was taken in August of 2016 near Arches National Park in Utah)

An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream as written in the Gospel of Matthew…
“All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: ‘The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel’ – which means, ‘God with us’.”
Matthew 1:22-23
(This photo was taken in June of 2016 on a lake in northwestern Wisconsin)

“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
Romans 12:12
(This photo was taken in June of 2016 in a neighborhood near Plymouth, Minnesota)

The words of Jesus written by Luke in the Book of Acts…
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 1:8
(This photo was taken in August of 2016 at Sapphire Point near Dillon, Colorado)

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Romans 8:28
(This photo was taken in August of 2016 in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington)