December 3, 2019


PASTOR’S MESSAGE

The season of Advent is a time of joy, color, light, and anticipation. And it is a time of worship. This is a season that calls us to fall to our knees in worship of the awesome God. Advent is the season where we remember that God chose to put on flesh and dwell among us. God reached down from incomprehensible heights to touch the life we live, and God chose to be born in the humblest of ways: in a manger. There is no proper response, other than worship. At the same time, Advent is a reminder that there is more to come, that we are on a journey toward a new reality, a new way of being. Advent, from the Latin venio – “coming” and ad – “to”, is more about what is next than what was before. It is less a remembrance of the first coming and more an anticipation of the completion of the promised kingdom. So, as we look forward to our commemoration of Christ’s birth, let us also examine our own lives and see what is in need of renewal or rebirth. The power to make those needed changes flows from Christ alone. That is His precious gift to us.
 
Your Brother in Christ, Pastor Ernest






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