Welcome to our Christmas study called His Name Is…
As we begin to prepare our hearts for the amazing upcoming Christmas season, this year we are going to slow things down some here at Love God Greatly and for the next 4 weeks, we will be sharing shorter devotionals each day of the week all focused on our daily verses. We pray you will enjoy this seasonal change as we focus on these powerful names of Jesus this Christmas!
I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star. – Revelation 22:16
An angel gave John a beautiful account of heaven by painting a picture of a crystal-clear river running from the throne of God into a great new city. In this holy city, our nations will be healed, darkness will be erased, and the tree of life will swell with an endless yield of crops (Rev. 22: 1 -5). As Christians, we all want to go to heaven. But how do we get there?
If you were an ancient traveler, you would use the stars as a guide for navigation in the night. The bright morning star is the brightest star in the sky right before morning. It is different from the other stars because it is the only one which outshines the others, signaling a new day.
Lord, thank you for sending us Your Bright Morning Star to keep us focused on Your guidance today. We want more than a belief in Jesus, but a movement toward Him because we know He will lead us to You. Let us never lose sight of Your Bright Morning Star in the sky as we travel closer to You each day until You finally bring the new day.
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Week 1 Challenge
This week, make a point to look at the stars and thank Jesus for guiding you as you walk your life out in faith, step by step.
Week 1 Reading Plan
Week 1 Memory Verse
Today begins Week 1 of our His Name Is… study!
“Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name…” – Philippians 2:9
When it comes to God, one name just isn’t adequate enough to tell of His great character and mighty power. One name simply cannot contain our Savior. For four weeks leading up to Christmas, join the Love God Greatly community as we look at names that reveal to us the greatness of Jesus:
Women’s Journal: https://amzn.to/2hpUaHm
Kids’ Journal: https://amzn.to/2yzqBKi
Thank you for sharing really nice article with us.
God bless you for reading it. Enjoy the study.
So glad you are here with us. I pray you will be blessed by this study.
We are so glad you enjoyed it. Praying for you as you go through this study.
So excited to begin! Our entire family is doing this one together!
Oh Elizabeth, this is wonderful! What a beautiful way to draw closer to Jesus during the Christmas Season! Blessings to you and your family!
I think that is amazing that your family is doing this together! Praying for your family as you all go through this study.
Yes, Jesus is my Bright Morning Star! He refreshes my soul at sunrise, guides me throughout the day and brightens my day in the midst of adversity… thank you Jesus ?
Yes dear we thank Him for being our guiding light and brightening our day. His name is praised forever. Amen.
Amen and Amen! God bless you sister!
What a beautiful tribute to Jesus, Adriana! Have a beautiful day Sister! Blessings!
Where is the challenge located? I looked in Monday’s blog post, but I must have missed it? Thank you for writing this study.
This is what I found right above the Week 1 Reading Plan.
Week 1 Challenge
This week, make a point to look at the stars and thank Jesus for guiding you as you walk your life out in faith, step by step.
Thank you Jodie for sharing the weekly challenge.
Thanks Jodie!
Challlenge for the week?
Week 1 Challenge
This week, make a point to look at the stars and thank Jesus for guiding you as you walk your life out in faith, step by step.
Thank you Jodie for sharing the weekly challenge.
I’ve encouraged 7 women in my family to do this study.
Please pray for their “Want To”
I know “I can’t control my people” so pray that I would just allow God to do the work.
Dear Lord, we pray for your help and strength to my dear sister here. Help her to do the work you’ve placed in her hands and heart. Amen. We are cheering you on.
Oh Vivian that is wonderful that you have encouraged them to do this study with you. Dear Lord, we thank you that these women have been encouraged to do this study. We pray now for their ears, eyes, hearts and minds will be open to continuing with this study and that they will be able to hear what you would have them hear throughout this study. We pray for the desire and motivation for these women not to give up and that they will be blessed dear Jesus. Thank you for our sister Vivian for being such an encouragement. In your name we pray, Amen.
How wonderful that you are such an encouragement to your family, Vivian!
Lord, we ask that You would open the hearts of Vivian’s family and that they would have a great desire to go through this study with Vivian. Reveal Yourself to them, and give them a clear picture of who You are. Thank You Father, for using Vivian as an encourager in her family. Bless her and give her a deep passion to continue to plant the seeds. In Jesus’ Name, Amen
Thank you for the shorter, slower pace. I think it’s goung to be a nice change, and I’m thankful that you all are listening to the Spirit guide LGG! Blessings to all of you,
~Netty
God bless you too Netty. Enjoy the study.
May God bless you too. May you feel the power of the holy spirit as he guides you through each days study.
So glad you are joining us Netty! Praying that you will be blessed by this study.
You asked and we added!!!! The blog post now contains our weekly challenge and we’ll make sure the rest of the weeks contain one too!!!! Thanks everyone for your sweet input!!! So love and cherish you!:)
Thank you Angela, for all you do! This study has already been a blessing!
Angela, like Rachelle already said this study has been such a blessing so far. I was having trouble with the meaning of Bright Morning Star so I called my mother. She talked with me for at least an hour about this and it just made me love this verse so much more.
I am especially excited about this challenge! Each morning as I walk my dog I look up in the sky, as daylight is just beginning, and I always thank God for those beautiful stars! I live in the desert and we have absolutely beautiful skies filled with lots of stars. I am excited to be more intentional about thanking God for guiding me with his bright morning light. God bless each one of you as we go through this study together.
Love you, my friend! I’m so thankful for the Lord placing you in my life! I can’t think of anyone I would rather facilitate our group with. You’ve been such a blessing to me!
I love you too sweet friend and I couldn’t agree more with what you said!!
I am so excited about this study especially this time of the year. The challenge helps to remind me just how wonderful God is and how His creation lightens up the whole world. Praying for family and friends to lock into this study and refresh their relationship with Jesus.
So glad you are joining us, Barbara! May God continue to bless you and draw you close during this Christmas Season.
I look forward to drawing closer to you Jesus. Hallelujah! Amen! I want more of you.
Amen, Holly! So grateful to have you join us for this study!
Using the LGG app more fully for this study. No access to a working printer at the moment, so I’m SOAPing in the notes section. Finding I’m exploring more because I have more space to write! Lol!?
What a great idea, Julee! Praying the Lord draws you close and guides you during this study.
Thank you, Rachelle! My prayers are with you as well!
This was beautiful. The information about the morning star really made it real to me. Thank you and God bless you.
Oh Monica, I am so glad you are being blessed by this study! May the Lord continue to reveal Himself to you more each day as we move forward.
Tonight my daughter, barely 4, and I were able to do this study together. What a blessing it is to share this journey with her and feed her hunger for knowledge of Jesus. It is by his grace we have this opportunity, and I pray we get the most out of it. She enjoyed the first lesson as did I!
Ashley, that is such a blessing for you and your daughter! I’m so glad you are able to do this study with her. May God bless you both during the next four weeks.
Thank you for this study! God knows I needed this! His love so unconditional and never changing, makes me grateful that I am a child of The Most High. Thank you again!
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