Author Archives: Jamie Hicks

Numbers 27:12-28:15; Luke 3:1-14; Psalms 62:1-8; Proverbs 16:19-20 NT: “…God’s word came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the vicinity of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins… He then said to the crowds who came out to be baptized by him, “BroodContinue reading “06/04/Th – Fruits of Repentance”

Numbers 26:52-27:11; Luke 2:41-52; Psalms 61:4-8; Proverbs 16:18 NT: “Every year his parents traveled to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival. When he was twelve years old, they went up according to the custom of the festival. After those days were over, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parentsContinue reading “06/03/W – Humble Yourself”

Numbers 26:38-51; Luke 2:36-40; Psalms 61:1-3; Proverbs 16:16-17 NT: “There was also a prophetess, Anna, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was well along in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and was a widow for eighty-four years. She did not leave the temple, serving GodContinue reading “06/02/T – The Way to Wisdom”

Numbers 26:1-37; Luke 2:21-35; Psalms 60:6-12; Proverbs 16:14-15 NT: “There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before heContinue reading “06/01/M – Simeon’s Song”

Numbers 25:1-18; Luke 2:1-20; Psalms 60:1-5; Proverbs 16:12-13 NT: “Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David, to be registered along with Mary, who was engaged to him and wasContinue reading “05/31/Su – Peace on Earth”

Numbers 24:1-25; Luke 1:67-80; Psalms 59:14-17; Proverbs 16:10-11 NT: “Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied: Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and provided redemption for his people. He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servantContinue reading “05/30/S – The Dawn of a New Day”

Numbers 23:1-30; Luke 1:57-66; Psalms 59:1-13; Proverbs 16:8-9 OT: “God is not a man, that he might lie, or a son of man, that he might change his mind. Does he speak and not act, or promise and not fulfill? I have indeed received a command to bless; since he has blessed, I cannot changeContinue reading “05/29/F – God’s Irrevocable Blessing”

Numbers 22:21-41; Luke 1:39-56; Psalms 58:10-11; Proverbs 16:6-7 NT: “When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped inside her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Then she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and your child will be blessed! How could this happen to me, that the mother ofContinue reading “05/28/Th – The Magnificat”

Numbers 21:31-22:20; Luke 1:26-38; Psalms 58:1-9; Proverbs 16:4-5 NT: “In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And the angel came to her and said, “Greetings,Continue reading “05/27/W – Nothing Will Be Impossible”

Numbers 21:1-30; Luke 1:8-25; Psalms 57:4-11; Proverbs 16:1-3 NT: “At the hour of incense the whole assembly of the people was praying outside. An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense. When Zechariah saw him, he was terrified and overcome with fear. But the angel saidContinue reading “05/26/T – A Prepared People”