Advent and Christmas are part of the Story that CENTERS US in the WORK of God, who MADE the world and is REMAKING it through His Son. This is a Gospel of HOPE. It's about KNOWING and EXPERIENCING the FULLNESS of LIFE that God offers in Jesus Christ. The baby born in Bethlehem is not an object to be sentimentalized. Jesus is a SOVERIEGN RULER to be EMBRACED and ADORED. His Kingdom is to be the STRUCTURE and DIRECTION of OUR LIVES on earth.

From Sunday's morning sermon | ADVENT: THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD SHALL REST ON HIM | Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10