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Advent Week 1 - HOPE: Jesus Came and Is Coming Back, Soon!
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Take a moment and close your eyes. I want you to think about Christmas. What comes to mind?
What images of Christmas do you see?
How many of you had images of family gathered around a Christmas tree?
How many thought of presents, maybe the best gift you ever received?
Maybe you have sad thoughts about Christmas? Because of good and or bad memories of Christmases past.
Or being disappointed where life is for you right now.
How many of you thought of Jesus?
What happens when Christmas is a time of worship? What happens to our expectations?
How could Christmas be disappointing when we keep Christmas about Christ?
I know as a 20-45 year old Christmas was super hard because I was single.
We have been conditioned that when we think of Christmas, it is more about family getting together, decorating, present buying, romantic Christmas songs, and Santa Claus than it is about Jesus.
Friends and family will ask little children, “What did you get from Santa this year”? NONE OF THIS IS BAD!!!! But is it a good thing that is now ultimate?
Now we are not condemning anyone in saying this, in fact we need to get back to the basics of Christmas as much as anyone.
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