We are so glad that you’ve chosen to join us this Advent season as we focus our hearts on Jesus and look with anticipation to Christmas morning, when we celebrate Emmanuel, God with us. Each year on Christmas, the Church celebrates that, in Jesus Christ, God has heard the world’s cries and has sent a king, a prophet, a savior to redeem creation and to bring us out of exile and back to Himself. But what about Advent, (the 4 weeks leading up to Christmas)? What should followers of Jesus be doing during this season? In Advent, God’s people spend time intentionally residing in the in-between. The world’s true King has already come. If anyone is in Christ, their exile is over. However, the reign of the King has not yet come in all its fullness, which means time reminiscent of exile still persist. Things are not yet the way they are supposed to be. And so we wait. But we do not wait aimlessly or hopelessly. Rather, we wait actively…like a parent preparing for the coming of a child, making sure everything at home is ready for the coming arrival.
So this season, we are going to actively wait…together. Advent begins Sunday, December 1st.
We are looking forward to celebrating the tradition of Advent together! We’ll be publishing the weekly devotional videos at 4pm on each Sunday during Advent and they will be available to watch here and on our YouTube channel. The videos will be available anytime after that! If you received one of our advent kits, we encourage you to begin reading the daily devotionals on December 1st. Each day of Advent you will find a brief reflection to prepare our hearts in celebration of Jesus first arrival as a baby on Christmas Day, and in anticipation of His return as the Mighty God who will make all things new. If you didn’t get an advent kit, below you’ll find scriptures, prayers, and some other tools to help you participate under the Advent videos.
