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Advent
Devotional
November
24th - December 28th, 2004
 Winona
Lake FMC (IN) has created a daily Advent devotional — and
is excited about sharing it with individuals and churches everywhere.
Pastor Doug Vogel has prayerfully selected a passage for each day
of Advent (Nov. 28-Dec. 24) and “assigned” church members,
former pastors, clergy and lay leaders throughout the denomination
to write the daily entries.
Despite the hustle and bustle of the holiday season today, many
Christian families still find quiet moments to light Advent wreath
candles and read devotionals focused on Christ’s coming. Why
not join them? Click
here for a free PDF of the booklet for 2004.
Booklet
Printing Instructions: Print page one of the PDF (the covers)
alone. Next, print pages 2-19 front and back. (You may need to print
all the even pages and then print the odd pages on the backs of
them.) Attach the covers.
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Five
Tips for Developing a Devotional:
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CLICK
HERE to see the letter sent to contributing
authors by Pastor Doug Vogel.
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Start
early (two months or more ahead of your target date —
remember, you will need time to edit, collate, process,
print, bind, distribute, etc.).
- Select
authors with care (2 Timothy 1:14, 2:15).
- Prayerfully
select passages (OT/NT mix if desired, use concordance for
word study, choose a theme, etc.).
- Choose
an editor with an eye for detail (typing, spelling, grammar,
punctuation, format). This may be the overall coordinator
or someone else. (The overall coordinator should have solid
Bible knowledge so he/she can review submissions for doctrinal
correctness.)
- Distribute
to contributing authors, congregation and others (allowing
mailing time if needed) so everybody has a copy in hand
by the first Sunday of Advent (or Ash Wednesday for a Lenten
devotional).
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