Title: Waiting with HOPE (1)
Series: Advent
Author: Jordan Easley
Text: Isaiah 7
As I was driving to church this morning, I thought to myself: This truly is... the most wonderful time of the year! Many of you are in the Christmas MOOD... (Happy and smiling)... and many of you are already making Christmas FOOD... that you probably need to share with your Pastor... (this is a bad time of year to be on a diet). Can I get an AMEN?
You've got to love this time of year. Christmas movies and music are playing. Christmas trees and decorations are up... Everywhere you look, there are reminders... that there's just something special about this season.
This isn't just a Happy Holiday... It's Christmas. And we know... it's the Christ of Christmas that sets this season apart.
Today, we're beginning a brand-new series of Christmas messages that I'm calling, "ADVENT." You may be wondering: What exactly is Advent? ...and that's a good question. The word Advent literally means: Arrival. Coming. or Appearing. It's a word that's used to define a particular season of waiting and preparation.
Advent is a time where we look back to Jesus' birth (that was Advent # 1) ... but it's also a time where we look forward to His return (which is Advent # 2).
As I was thinking about that first Advent, this week... I was thinking about the Israelites that were living their lives in that day... just like we are living our lives in this day. What do you think the Israelites were doing? They were WAITING!
They had heard the prophecies, and they knew the word of God... and now, they were waiting patiently and trying to live their lives faithfully... as they anticipated the coming Messiah. And then what happened next in the timeline?
...Christ came... and the wait was finally over! Christmas happened... and God fulfilled His promise. He did what He said He would do... and He gave His One and Only son for us!
That happened over 2,000 years ago... ...
Series: Advent
Author: Jordan Easley
Text: Isaiah 7
As I was driving to church this morning, I thought to myself: This truly is... the most wonderful time of the year! Many of you are in the Christmas MOOD... (Happy and smiling)... and many of you are already making Christmas FOOD... that you probably need to share with your Pastor... (this is a bad time of year to be on a diet). Can I get an AMEN?
You've got to love this time of year. Christmas movies and music are playing. Christmas trees and decorations are up... Everywhere you look, there are reminders... that there's just something special about this season.
This isn't just a Happy Holiday... It's Christmas. And we know... it's the Christ of Christmas that sets this season apart.
Today, we're beginning a brand-new series of Christmas messages that I'm calling, "ADVENT." You may be wondering: What exactly is Advent? ...and that's a good question. The word Advent literally means: Arrival. Coming. or Appearing. It's a word that's used to define a particular season of waiting and preparation.
Advent is a time where we look back to Jesus' birth (that was Advent # 1) ... but it's also a time where we look forward to His return (which is Advent # 2).
As I was thinking about that first Advent, this week... I was thinking about the Israelites that were living their lives in that day... just like we are living our lives in this day. What do you think the Israelites were doing? They were WAITING!
They had heard the prophecies, and they knew the word of God... and now, they were waiting patiently and trying to live their lives faithfully... as they anticipated the coming Messiah. And then what happened next in the timeline?
...Christ came... and the wait was finally over! Christmas happened... and God fulfilled His promise. He did what He said He would do... and He gave His One and Only son for us!
That happened over 2,000 years ago... ...
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