Dec 5, 2023
During the month of December we all make room for Christmas. We
make room for a tree and decorations. We make room in our
schedules for buying and wrapping presents. We make room
for parties and family get togethers. We make room for
Christmas cards and delicious treats. However, this question
does need to be asked: Is anyone, making room for
Jesus?
As much as we should enjoy all the extra events of Christmas, the
truth is none of what we invest all of our time on ultimately gives
us the hope our souls desperately crave. The Christmas trees die
and shed their needles, food is eaten, gifts are broken or
forgotten, decorations come down and the bills begin to arrive only
to bring on the "blues" of January. That is unless you have made
room for Jesus.
With this sermon we are going to embark on an Advent Christmas
series designed specifically to help you make room for Jesus. If we
aren't intentional with how we use our time and resources, it
doesn't take long for the important things in life to be quickly
forgotten. So what's the plan?
Advent.
If you aren't familiar with the concept of Advent, the term comes
from the Latin word, adventus---which
means coming. It's been used by the church over
the centuries as a discipline to prepare for the coming of King
Jesus; both his first coming and his second coming (click
here if you want to learn more)
For the month of December we are going to practice some of the
disciplines of Advent by worshiping together, working through a
Bible reading plan together, practicing prayer and fasting...all
with the expressed goal of making room for more of Jesus in our
lives. To be a part of the journey, get started by listening to
part one of Make Room.