Abide: Advent 2024
The final verse of the classic carol O Little Town of Bethlehem concludes, “O come to us, abide with us our Lord Emmanuel.” Yet all too often life leaves us asking, “Where is God in the midst of pain and hurt?” The Christmas story assures us that God is right here beside us, working to make things right. That’s our focus this December: discovering God’s abiding presence in our lives.
The Days Are Coming
First Sunday of Advent: Hope
Main Scripture: Jeremiah 33:14-16
The Sermon in a Sentence: We can have hope, not because of the accidents of history or naive optimism; we can have hope because God is good.
The Day is Coming
Second Sunday of Advent: Peace
Main Scripture: Philippians 1:3-11.
The Sermon in a Sentence: Wherever we feel that we are not as we should be, and wherever we see that the world is not as it should be, we can find peace in the fact that God will get it done: in the world and in us.
God’s Song
Third Sunday of Advent: Joy
Main Scripture: Zephaniah 3:14-20
The Sermon in a Sentence: God sings a song of joy over us, and our lives are a song of joy back to God.
Mary’s Song
Fourth Sunday of Advent: Love
Main Scripture:
The Sermon in a Sentence: