Sky Watching

Glorious now behold Him arise,
King and God and sacrifice.
Alleluia, Alleluia;
Earth to the heavens replies.

Oh, star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect Light.

Dawn Eggenberger                  

Advent beckons all who call themselves Christ Followers to come to the stable and there fall on our knees as the shepherds surely did, yielding our allegiance, our hearts, and will to the newborn King.

Advent comes from the Latin, advenit, meaning, “he comes, he is coming.”  It is clear that this season brings with it a sense of excitement.  And why not?  It focuses on the coming of Jesus Christ, in history, in our lives, and in the future.  The season is a blend of anticipation surrounding the coming of the Messiah as well as reflection on our lives in preparation for arrival of the Messiah.  We are called to prepare, and to awaken to Christ’s presence.

This year, in order to help us discover more fully the meaning of Advent we have prepared this devotional, and the Advent home kit.  In addition, each Sunday we will seek to understand the purpose of Incarnation.  We will do that by considering words and titles used to describe Jesus.

Advent Week One:  The royal titles

Advent Week Two:  Savior

Advent Week Three:  Emmanuel

Advent Week Four:  Light of the world

Advent and Christmas are only the beginning of the story, not the end.  The message of the season is meant to shape us all year long.

May your faith and understanding grow so that you might stand in awe of the Incarnation, and in turn incarnate the love of Christ that came to us in Jesus Christ.

Peace, Pastor Hoyt

Two ways to enjoy the daily Advent devotionals:

1. A devotional will be posted on the website every day at 7AM beginning November 29th through December 25th.  Subscribe below to receive email notification with link for each Advent post.
2. Open the link to Follow the Star – Advent 2020 below and print the devotional following these instructions:
   1. Print in landscape
   2. Print on both sides of the paper (duplex) with flip on short side selected
   3. Remove from the printer and check to make sure pages are arranged sequentially
   4. Fold in half and staple in the middle

Print a copy of Follow the Star – Advent 2020