Posts in Advent 2022
Advent 2022 - Week 5

Jesus has come! Hallelujah! Explore the meaning of Christmas from the promise of the Messiah, fulfillment of that promise, redemption and unification of all people, and excited awaiting for His return.

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Advent 2022 - Week 4

One of the defining characteristics of Christ-followers is their joyful demeanor. On this third week of the Advent we’ll be exploring the meaning of Joy. Let’s encourage ourselves in the Lord as we bring forward to our hearts and minds how to have joy in the midst of our troubles and hardships.

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Advent 2022 - Week 3

One of the defining characteristics of Christ-followers is their joyful demeanor. On this third week of the Advent we’ll be exploring the meaning of Joy. Let’s encourage ourselves in the Lord as we bring forward to our hearts and minds how to have joy in the midst of our troubles and hardships.

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Advent 2022 — Week 2

As we continue going through this Advent season, this week we’ll be reflecting on the biblical meaning of peace and find out how this gift from Jesus came to us and to this world. In Scriptures the most basic meaning of peace (shalom in Hebrew; eirene in Greek) is complete, whole and restore. Jesus said “My Peace I give you to you all”. Through His death at the cross, resurrection and ascension to heavens He made peace between a broken humanity and God. In this way Jesus restored to wholeness the broken relationship between humans and their Creator.

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Advent 2022 — Week 1

This week we’ll be centering our thoughts on hope. It's a beautiful chance to remember the HOPE God offers to all through Jesus. Without God’s intervention, we would be all slaves, bound up by our sin nature and hopelessly headed to the grave. Because of God's great love for us, He came down and rescued humanity by sending his Son as a sacrifice for our sin—so we could be free from the chains of sin and become fully part of God’s glorious eternal family.

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Advent 2022 - Introduction

Advent is not just a title for the four weeks before Christmas. I pray that you take the next 27 days to seriously, wholeheartedly, and fastidiously to engage with: (1) the strange and unexpected way that God sent the Messiah to His people; (2) to appreciate Jesus Christ in the fullness of His glory.⁠

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