Message: “While We Wait”
Rev K. Anna Shin preaching
Theme: We notice and admit that Christmas has become “a consumer-centered orgy of materialism and self-indulgence” (Mike Slaughter) and we need to refocus on Jesus, whose coming to us is to let us have life and have it abundantly.
Do you want to experience the joy and miracle of love in this season? There are things that we need to go through while we wait.
Prayer: O Lord, our lives are so filled with chaos and tribulation. Help us be ready to receive your message and gift of love, that we might grow into faithful disciples, serving you by serving others with hope and compassion.
In Christ’s Name, we pray. AMEN
Scripture: Romans 13:11-14 and Matthew 24: 36, 42-44
Sunday, December 1 is the beginning of the season of Advent. We await the coming of the birth of Jesus Christ who came to us as a baby in a lowly stable.
This Advent season, Pastor Anna Shin will preach a series of sermons entitled “Christmas is Not Your Birthday.”
Throughout this month we hope to rediscover the true meaning of Christmas-a time not spent rushing from store to store but a time spent welcoming Christ into our hearts.
Through this focus on giving and living like Jesus, we wish to “experience “the peace of knowing that God is truly with us, the joy of giving sacrificially, and the love of a Savior who gave everything he had for us.”