Advent | Waiting For Jesus
Advent Card Kits
How Can You Get A Card Kit?
Card Kits are available for purchase after services at all campuses November 10-24th. Cost | $10 per kit (each kit includes 2 sets)
The season of Advent teaches us to wait by rooting us in ancient promises and drawing us toward an everlasting God - a God who is playing the long game. The Bible is a record of how this God is patiently, lovingly, and faithfully at work among people who are often stubborn, hateful, and faithless. God's good world is spoiled with bad, yet God remains good. And, as only he can do, God makes promises to overcome evil with good. These promises are ultimately fulfilled in Jesus, the one to whom all the Scriptures point.
This Advent journey is designed to help all of us actively wait for Jesus along with the many faithful who came before us. As the book of Hebrews says, we are surrounded by a great "cloud of witnesses" who learned to wait and trust God's promises even when they couldn't see their final fulfillment (Hebrews 12:1-3). May these daily reflections help you "fix your eyes on Jesus" and enlarge your faith as you wait for his birth.
There are 25 cards for December 1-25.
Each card includes:
- A biblical person or people
- Scripture
- Short liturgy with prayer
They are designed so that a group or family could join together in Jesus-focused, prayerful waiting by reading the scriptures and prayers out loud. Assign 1 reader at a time or read parts together in unison. When finished, hang the card on the string to mark each moment along the way to Christmas Day.
A Guided Podcast Experience Beginning December 2
Text ADVENT to 94062 to receive daily reflections through the Advent season.*
Strengthen your faith this Advent Season through a daily podcast experience that will bring us closer to Christ and prepare us to receive all that God wants to give us this Christmas! Create space daily to really feel the longing for Jesus to arrive and to rediscover him in a new way. This Christmas, you’re invited to reflect and refocus on truly receiving and experiencing the gifts that Jesus brings -- LOVE, PEACE, JOY, and HOPE.
We’re excited to go on this journey together this Advent Season!
From December 2 to December 28 (excluding Sundays) you’ll receive daily text messages with a brief devotional and a link to listen to that day’s Advent Reflection. Text messages will arrive at 8 AM daily. As you listen, there will be time built into the experience to pause and reflect on how these truths can transform your life and help you receive all that God wants to give you this Christmas.