Donuts and Devos Marifaith Mueller

We continue to answer questions submitted by our kid listeners in Part 2 of our celebrating 100 episodes of our podcast:









What is the difference between angels and archangels?







How was God here before anything else?







Where's heaven?







Why do we call the day the Wise Men visited Jesus Epiphany? When did we start calling it that?







How did John the Baptist know that Jesus was coming?







How were the Dead Sea scrolls rolled/held? Left to right or top to bottom?









We will take a short break and return with all new devotions in March!

We are thrilled to be celebrating our 100th devotion! By the grace of God and our amazing audience, we are here for another 100! In Part 1 of our 2-part episode, we will be answering questions submitted by our young listeners. Pastor Glaze tackles these on today's devotion:









Were there dinosaurs when Adam and Eve lived?







What happened to the fruit on the tree of knowledge?







When Jesus was born, was it on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?







How was Jesus part of the Trinity when He wasn't born yet?

Epiphany is the feast day of light. This is the day we remember the visit of the Magi (or “wise men”) to visit the child Jesus at his house in Bethlehem. Today, we don’t see Jesus as the Wise Men did or as others saw Him. But we do see Jesus by faith. It was by faith the Magi traveled until they saw the Christ child. It is by faith we follow the “star” that is Jesus, whom God has shown us in His Word, and who we believe to be our eternal Savior from all our sin.







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We mention the book "Celebrating the Saints" by William Weedon, which is a wonderful resource to teach your kids more about all the feasts, festivals and commemorations that happen each month throughout the church year. You can use this book throughout the year to talk about which festivals are celebrated on what days!















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Christmas doesn’t end on Christmas Day - as a matter of fact, it’s just beginning! The 12 days of Christmas is the shortest season in the Church Year. Day 1 is Christmas Day. The last day of the Christmas season is January 5th, the day before Epiphany. During Christmastide, the Church also celebrates some Holy Days: The Feast of Stephen, the Feast Day of St. John, the Feast of the Holy Innocents, and the Circumcision and the Name of Jesus. We learn more about these special days of Christmas on this episode of Donuts and Devos.







Silent night, Holy nightAll is calm, all is brightRound yon virgin, mother and childHoly infant, tender and mildSleep in heavenly peace,Sleep in heavenly peace.Silent night, Holy nightSon of God, love's pure lightRadiant beams from thy holy faceWith the dawn of redeeming grace,Jesus, Lord at thy birthJesus, Lord at thy birth.Silent night, Holy nightShepherds quake, at the sightGlories stream from heaven aboveHeavenly, hosts sing Hallelujah.Christ the Savior is born,Christ the Savior is born.Verses 1, 2, and 3 of "Silent Night"







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At Christmas, we hear about Gabriel and the angels and the shepherds, Joseph and Mary… and then we hear about the wise men. But who are the wise men? They don’t come to the manger where Jesus was born. They traveled from a long distance later, following a star, and looking for the king of the Jews. Looking for Jesus.







As with gladness men of oldDid the guiding star behold;As with joy they hailed its light,Leading onward, beaming bright;So, most gracious Lord, may weEvermore be led by Thee.As with joyful steps they sped,Savior, to Thy lowly bed,There to bend the knee beforeThee, whom heav'n and earth adore;So may we with willing feetEver seek Thy mercy seat.As they offered gifts most rareAt Thy cradle, rude and bare,So may we with holy joy,Pure and free from sin's alloy,All our costliest treasures bring,Christ, to Thee, our heav'nly King.Verses 1, 2, and 3 of As With Gladness Men of Old







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Imagine you're a shepherd, and you’re going out to tend to your flock, just like you do every night. You go about your shepherding duties, keep track of the sheep, making sure they’re safe. And then out of nowehere, a great light fills the sky and all around you, it’s shining bright! And an angel shows up!! Would you be afraid?







It came upon a midnight clear,that glorious song of old,from angels bending near the earthto touch their harps of gold:"Peace on the earth, goodwill to all,from heav'n's all-gracious king."The world in solemn stillness layto hear the angels sing.All you, beneath your heavy load,by care and guilt bent low,who toil along a dreary waywith painful steps and slow:look up, for golden is the hour,come swiftly on the wing,the Prince was born to bring you peace;of Him the angels sing.For lo, the days have come to passby prophets seen of old,when down into the circling yearscame Christ as was foretold.His word of peace shall to the earthGod's ancient promise bring,and all who take this gift will hearthe song the angels sing.Verses 1, 3, and 4 of It Came Upon A Midnight Clear







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