The Rock Split Open
The government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. — Isaiah 9:6
An Entrance Hymn
Restore us again, O God of hosts; show the light of your countenance, and we shall be whole. — Psalm 80:3, 7, 19
The Gate of Wonder
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel. - Isa 7:14 / Mat 1:23
Joy, Redemption, Restoration
The ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away— Isa 35:10
Prepare the Way of the Lord!
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. - Rom 15:13
From Eva to Ave
We have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.. — Hebrews 10:10
Rejoice! Jesus is Coming Soon!
Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! — Zephaniah 3:14
Behold, I Send my Messenger
This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. - 1Cor 4:1
Surely, the Lord is Coming Soon
On that day living waters shall flow out from Jerusalem, half of them to the eastern sea and half of them to the western sea. — Zech 14:8
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
Nothing will be impossible with God. — The Angel Gabriel (Luke 1:37)
The Third Sunday of Advent
be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for behold, I create Jerusalem to be a joy, and her people to be a gladness. ~ Isa 65:18
The Second Sunday of Advent
The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever ~ Isa 40:8
The First Sunday of Advent
Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence! —Isa 64:1
Introducing Kingdomtide and Advent
The Church year begins and ends — ends and begins — with a memory and anticipation of the capital-E End: with parables of the Kingdom and of Judgement, prophetic promises, visions of the Second Coming, and the unity and persistence of the Church in the midst of the turning of the ages.