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Advent

Preparing Hearts for the Coming King

Sermons by book: Isaiah · Luke · Psalms

A four-week journey through Advent, from the promise of a King and the discipline of waiting to the grace in Jesus' family tree and the wonder of Emmanuel, God with us.

The Promised King
God's promise of a coming king fulfilled in Jesus
Isaiah 9:1-7; Micah 5:2; Luke 1:26-38
Main Point
Throughout the Old Testament, God promised a coming King who would reign with justice and peace. In Jesus, that promise is not merely fulfilled—it is exceeded beyond what any prophet imagined.
Waiting Well: Patience in the Season of Promise
The discipline and blessing of waiting on God's timing
Isaiah 40:25-31; Luke 1:26-38; Psalm 37:7-9
Main Point
In a culture obsessed with immediate gratification, Advent teaches us that the waiting itself is not wasted time—it is sacred space where faith is refined and our souls are realigned to God's purposes.
The Genealogy of Grace: Unlikely People in Jesus' Family Tree
God uses unlikely, broken, and overlooked people to accomplish His purposes
Matthew 1:1-17; Ruth 3:11; 1 Samuel 16:13; 2 Samuel 11:26-27
Main Point
Jesus' family tree includes prostitutes, adulterers, women of questionable reputation, and outsiders. Matthew's genealogy is a thunderclap of grace: God doesn't choose the impressive—He chooses the humble, the broken, and those the world has written off.
Emmanuel: God With Us
In Jesus, God did not send help from a distance; He came to be with us
Matthew 1:18-25; Isaiah 7:14; John 1:14
Main Point
The last name Advent gives us is the most intimate one: Emmanuel, God with us. Christmas is not God sending advice or rescue from far away; it is God moving into the neighborhood, into our ordinary lives and our hardest seasons, and promising never to leave.