This four-week series will focus on how the arrival of Jesus answers our deepest longings in life: our longing for Jesus to come anew into our lives (hope); his arrival in Bethlehem answering our longing for God to move in our lives (joy); our longing for a Savior (peace); and finally, the return of Jesus to make all things new (love). We will see how the longings themselves are God’s gifts to us. The four-week series will call us to celebrate Jesus’s arrival and eventual return by considering the many ways he has fulfilled our deepest needs of peace, joy, hope, and love.
Week 1 – Hope
Text: Luke 21:25–36
At Advent and Christmastime, we tend to focus on the birth of Jesus, but we miss the point if we don’t also speak about his return.
God is aGod of hope who calls us to look beyond the circumstance and trust again in his promises.
