SERIES DESCRIPTION

An Advent sermon series is usually designed to prepare our hearts for Christmas: the arrival of the Christ Child Jesus. Often it’s four Sundays on different Hebrew prophecies in the Bible that point to Jesus. Sometimes it’s more topical, like the main characters in the birth narratives, or it’s modern, like Christmas movies and a “Christmas truth” each of them might illustrate.

This year, however, Chris and I wanted to do something different for Advent — and maybe more useful for understanding and following Jesus. Since Advent is the beginning of the church year, we’re going to look at the beginning — the first chapter — of each of the four Gospels, and show just how important those first verses are in understanding the meaning of Christmas.