"advent" Tagged Sermons (Page 3)
Don’t Freak Out
Pastor Chris’s Advent message is rooted in Isaiah 40.1-11. The people of God have moved through troubling times throughout the generations. How might this Advent season invite us to work the quality of our waiting?
Things Are Not Okay
In the midst of our hopes & fears, we welcome God’s coming again this Advent season. Linda’s message invites reflection on Isaiah 64 & Mark 13.24-37.
Watch.
Linda’s message on this first Sunday of Advent invites us to watch for signs of God’s hope waiting to be born amidst the uncertainties of life. Worship is rooted in Gregory Porter’s Take Me To The Alley & Matthew 24:36-44.
Peace
Linda’s message is rooted in Micah 5.1-5a. How might we open to the thin places of God’s deep peace as we prepare for the Advent of God’s new reality?
Love
Linda’s message is rooted in Malachi 3.1-4 and invites reflection on love as we move into the second week of our Advent worship series, Christmas Is Coming. How might God’s refining love be shaping you for the Advent of a new reality?
Hope
Matt’s message is rooted in Jeremiah 33.14-16. This is the first week in a four-week worship series called Christmas is Coming. Here is a link to the video, Beyond Bethlehem, played during the message.
Walk in the Light
We begin our worship series, The Advent Way, with reflection on God’s invitation for us to walk in the light. Matt’s message is rooted in Isaiah 2.1-5.
It Gets Better
Linda’s message is rooted in Micah 5.2-5. What words of hope did Micah offer to the people of God who had known great unrest and turmoil in the northern Kingdom and Jerusalem in ancient days? Where will we turn today to find glimpses of hope? Included video of LA’s Gay Men’s Chorus. (4 of 4)
Parched
Matt’s message is rooted in Isaiah 12. We gather both parched and overcome with tears in the wake of the tragic and senseless killing of children and teachers in Connecticut. We draw water from the wells of salvation. We sing. (3 of 4)
Refiner’s Fire
Linda’s message is rooted in Malachi 3.1-4. How is the refiner’s fire shaping what waits within you this Advent season? (2 of 4)
Christmas is Waiting to Be Born
Matt’s message is rooted in Jeremiah 33.14-16 and Howard Thurman’s poem Christmas Is Waiting to be Born. What is waiting within you this Advent season? (1 of 4)