Dec 14, 2022
MID -WEEK CONVO: Advent Series Roundtable Discussion, Week 3 - "It's Time to Name our Holy Discontent"
In the wisdom of the church throughout Christian history, Advent has been set aside as the first season of the Christian liturgical calendar. Derived from the Latin word "adventus" and the Greek word "parousia," it means "coming" and refers to the coming of Christ. Christians recognize the four weeks of Advent as a time to anticipate the birth of the Christ child and the second coming of Christ, as well. This Advent season, as we anticipate the coming of God made flesh in Christ Jesus, we dare to relinquish control of our planned timelines, over-scheduled calendars and daily trappings and habits of life. We accept the invitation to ponder, behold, listen, dwell, abide, trust, wait and watch as God's life-altering activity of the redemption of the world takes place again in real time and space. Each week, Pastors Ray, Theresa, Luis, Kelly and Andy will unpack these themes in a roundtable discussion format. These are supplemental to the sermon series, “Watching and Waiting” a…