Hope

Advent is a season of waiting and preparation for the coming of Emmanuel, God with us, in flesh through the baby Jesus. In times of trouble, centuries before Jesus’ birth, prophets foretold his coming and gave their listeners much needed gifts of hope, peace, joy, love, and light. Today, we need these “presents from the prophets” too and we receive them most fully when we receive the baby of Bethlehem into our hearts anew. O Come, O Come Emmanuel!

This week, we begin the sermon series with a look at Jeremiah 33. Verse 14 says “The day will come, says the Lord, when I will do for Israel and Judah all the good things I have promised them.”