““The Advent season is a season of waiting, but our whole life is an Advent season, that is, a season of waiting for the last Advent, for the time when there will be a new heaven and a new earth.” ”
2024 Advent Sundays
Matthew chapter 1 tells us the genealogy family tree of Jesus Christ. Particularly Matthew 1:16-25 brings us to the most familiar names in the story, related to the birth of Jesus story we recount at Christmas time. Who were Jesus’s father and mother? Why are they significant? Who is really is Jesus Christ? These are the questions Advent leads us into.
Dec 1 (10:30am) — Joseph
Dec 8 (10:30am) — Mary
Dec 15 (10:30am) — Immanuel
Dec 22 (10:30am) — Jesus
Daily Advent Readings for you
For Advent this year we encourage you to encounter the real Gospel of Jesus Christ, the reason for the celebration of Christmas. We’re providing free personal devotional books to help you with that. This year’s devotional is written by Paul David Tripp, and is selected readings from his book Everyday Gospel.
Pick-up your hardcopy devotional at the church in late November.