Advent Day 16 -

It's  a bit of a longer passage today...

Luke 2:21-35 English Standard Version (ESV)

21 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

Jesus Presented at the Temple

22 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,

29 “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace,
    according to your word;
30 for my eyes have seen your salvation
31     that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
    and for glory to your people Israel.”

33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed 35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”

Advent Day 15

Luke 2: 20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

Advent Day 14 - Mary treasured up all these things

Luke 2: 17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. 18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.

Advent 13 - The Shepherds go to see Jesus

Luke 2: 15 When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.

the lineart (a bit rough as once again I started to colour the image before I took the photo.. oops!)....

Advent Day 12

^{Luke 2:13-14 (ESV)}

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God 

and saying:

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased”

Here is today's lineart for colouring in ...

Advent Day 11 - Fear Not + News of GREAT Joy

10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 

11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. 

12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 

Luke 2:10-12 (ESV)

Advent Day 10 - Terrified Shepherds

Luke 2: 8-9

8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.

Advent Day 9 - to Bethlehem

Joseph and Mary went to Joseph's hometown - Bethlehem to be registered (like a census)

Luke 2:1-5

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.

Here's todays lineart picture.. it's a little sketchy as I forgot to take the photo before I coloured it so I've photoshopped out all the colour :) Should still work ok to colour in though. If you are using these images I'd love to know :D 

Have a wonderful Sunday afternoon.. our church Carols is on tonight -  I'm looking forward to it :)

Advent Day 8 - how can this be??

Todays Advent image is from when the angle Gabriel told Mary that she was going to be Jesus's mother .. and that he would be great and rule forever ... the promised son of David (not physically David's son but a descendant). 

How bizarre that conversation would have been! 

Luke 1: 26-33
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!” 29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be.30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

today's lineart to colour

Advent Day 7

2 

oops ... the picture text is wrong... todays verse goes to v5

The prophecy was that a ruler would come from Bethlehem ...and he would be a shepherd to his people :) 

Micah 5: 2-5

But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
    one who is to be ruler in Israel,
whose coming forth is from of old,
    from ancient days.
3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time
    when she who is in labor has given birth;
then the rest of his brothers shall return
    to the people of Israel.

And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great
    to the ends of the earth.
5 And he shall be their peace.

the lineart :)

Advent Day 6 - To us a Child is born

Isaiah 9 foretold the birth of Jesus... You can read today's full passage HERE

and here is the lineart

I'm still waiting on my Instagram account to be retrieved for me! I've sent them a selfie with me holding the code that they sent me .. so hoping I will get it back SOON!!! 

Immanuel our God is with us

My Instagram account has been hacked :( I'm sad!! I can't get into it as they've changed the email and name :( At least there are no posts or other changes that I can see. Hopefully the Instagram peeps and bots will be able to sort this out quickly for me ... but it means I'm slow with todays Advent image ... 

Isaiah 7:14 English Standard Version (ESV)

14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

*Immanuel means God with us :)

Here's the lineart ...

A King FOREVER!

God is loving and faithful :) He promised David that his 'offspring' would be established as a KING FOREVER!

Psalm 89:1-4 
I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever;
    with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
2 For I said, “Steadfast love will be built up forever;
    in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.”
3 You have said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one;
    I have sworn to David my servant:
4 ‘I will establish your offspring forever,
    and build your throne for all generations.’” Selah

Here's today's lineart for colouring :)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great afternoon! 

Sammi

God promised Abraham an heir

Advent Day 3: God promised Abraham an heir .. and told him his offspring would be as numerous as the stars :0 

Genesis 15:1-6

15 After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision:

“Do not be afraid, Abram.
    I am your shield,
    your very great reward.”

2 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”

4 Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.” 5 He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”

6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.

Today's lineart for colouring ...