02506cam a2200253 4500 1698631601 TxAuBib 20241105120000.0 220823s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780736984966 0736984968 TxAuBib Chou Simons, Ruth, author. Emmanuel : an invitation to prepare him room at Christmas and always / Ruth Chou Simons. Invitation to prepare him room at Christmas and always. Eugene, OR : Harvest House Publishers, [2022] 2022. 237 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. A word from Ruth -- A note about the book title -- Week one. Our posture -- From expectations to expectant -- From worried to worshipful -- From lacking to generous -- From isolated to invited -- From stressed to grateful -- From jealous to joyful -- Week two. God's promise -- A relationship -- A wonderful savior -- A merciful God -- A coming messiah -- A redeemer -- A transformed life -- Week three. Our response -- Awe + wonder -- Faith -- Repentance -- Thanksgiving -- Love -- Worship -- Week four. Our messiah -- Wonderful counselor -- Mighty God -- Everlasting father -- Prince of peace -- Lord of lords -- Immanuel -- Christmas day. "If there’s one name for Jesus that captures the whole heart of God, it is Emmanuel—God with us. No other name similarly expresses the fullness of God’s eternal desire for His image-bearers. He’s always wanted us to be with Him. From the bestselling author and artist behind GraceLaced and Beholding and Becoming comes this gorgeously illustrated Advent exploration of what it means to intimately experience God’s presence in our daily lives. Ruth Chou Simons welcomes you and your family to partake in a season of surrender as you discover the true miracle behind Christmas: that while we journey to grow in our relationships with Jesus, He has already come so He can be with us forever. Christmas Day is not the end of our celebrations, but the beginning! Emmanuel is an invitation to rejoice in the everlasting fellowship and hope God extended to us on the day of His Son’s birth, guiding us to realize that having God with us all year long is Christmas’s most incredible gift." --publisher's website. 20241105. Advent Prayers and devotions. Devotional literature.