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Advent at Remedy
For many of us, Christmas comes like a whirlwind and is gone before we know it, with much of our attention drawn to gifts, food, and family. While none of those are bad things, the purpose of Christmas is to celebrate God sending Jesus into the world to save us from our sins. Gifts, food, family, and other things can be part of that celebration, but if we are not careful, the season is consumed by them.
Advent is designed to help us avoid that. It is a season recognized by the church that traditionally starts four weeks before Christmas. The purpose of Advent is to help us avoid rushing into Christmas, but instead to anticipate it, reflecting on what it means, and to cause us to rejoice at the coming of Jesus.
Advent is a season designed to remind us of the darkness and despair of our own hearts, that God promised to rescue us from that darkness, and that he sent Jesus, born as a baby, to become that rescue.
To help you do this, we have put together several resources and activities designed to point your heart to Jesus and to his people in this Advent season. Scroll down to see more, and we pray that God captures your attention this year more than ever before!
Advent is designed to remind us of the darkness and despair of our own hearts, that God promised to rescue us from that darkness, and that he sent Jesus to become that rescue.
Sundays During Advent
We have focused the month of December around the season of Advent. The messages on Sundays will direct our focus together toward the first coming of Jesus as a baby and all that it means for us, as well as his future second coming to restore all things. Both remind us that our hope is in Jesus alone!
Our theme for this year is A Savior, Christ the Lord. The phrase comes from Luke 2.11, and we will spend three weeks digging into what it means that Jesus was (and is) the Savior, the Christ, and the Lord. We will wrap up in our Christmas Service with the passage in Luke 2 and how all of these ideas come together to make the birth of Jesus Christ a glorious event.
During the Advent season we will also sing Christmas songs and read kids’ Christmas stories together. This is a great season to invite friends, family, and neighbors to hear about and experience the true meaning of Christmas!
Listen to current and past Advent messages
Songs for Advent on Spotify
Christmas Service
Our Christmas service is on Sunday, December 22nd, at 6pm. This is always a special day together, and we encourage you to invite many family, friends, and neighbors to be your special guests as we celebrate the arrival of Jesus together!
Everyday Gospel Christmas Devotional
This book of short devotionals pairs Scripture readings with reflections that point our hearts to the ultimate victory that Jesus brought, starting with his birth. There is a reading for each day of Advent.
Pick up a free copy from our resource shelf in the lobby.
Advent Bible Reading Plan
This reading plan slowly works through the promises of God and the longing of his people, leading up to the arrival of Jesus on Christmas. It’s a 31 day plan, but many of the readings are short and can be combined to customize it to your schedule.
Women’s Christmas Party
Join the Remedy ladies on December 6th for a fun time together, and invite a friend to join you! You’ll go home with a fun craft and a lot of memories!
Advent With Your Kids
The Mystery Hidden For Ages is a great devotional and activity book the whole family can do together.
Check out more ideas and resources to help you walk through this Advent season with your family…
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