Message:”Scandalous Love”
Rev K. Anna Shin preaching
Theme: We often fail to understand just how scandalous God’s love for us is and how radical it is that God would show that love by lowering God-self to be born in human form.
This week we will ponder upon how persistently God pursues us, in spite of our unfaithfulness.
Prayer: We come this morning, tired from rushing around, tired of trying to meet the demands and expectations of the season.
Slow us down. Help us center our thoughts.
Restore in us a childlike wonder and a belief that dreams really do come true. We call on your name. Be with us and in us, Emmanuel.
Amen.
Scripture: Hosea 3:1; Luke 1:39-56
This is the fourth Sunday 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.”