{"id":3830,"date":"2019-12-01T00:40:23","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T05:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lovingchristmas.com\/blog\/?p=3830"},"modified":"2023-12-02T09:18:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T14:18:46","slug":"first-sunday-of-advent-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lovingchristmas.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/01\/first-sunday-of-advent-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"First Sunday of Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the First Sunday of Advent candle of prophecy, or as some call it &#8220;the candle of hope&#8221;. We recall the prophecies that God revealed during centuries leading up to the advent of Jesus the Messiah, our Savior.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy&#8221; -Revelation 19:10<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Consider using a Christmas Calendar of Kindness this month to guide you into doing small acts of kindness for others each day. 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