Christ has come! Christ is coming again!

The Latin word adventus simply means “coming;” it refers to the appearance of God incarnate and bringing the Kingdom’s salvation to planet Earth. This Advent season, we want to focus on the Gift the Father has sent in the coming of Jesus, and that He is coming again! The Old Testament believers awaited their coming Messiah. We join in their spiritual longing when we sing Advent hymns like “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” However, our lives have been transformed because Jesus has come; and in Him we live and move and have our being.

What is Advent, and why do we recognize it at Zion? Read more about the what of Advent here. Is it wise for Christians who desire for God’s Word to reform our worship and lives to recognize Advent? You can learn more about that important truth by reading this.

To help us focus on God’s Incarnation as the The Greatest Day, we will be focusing on the verses that show us the meaning of how God sees that day:

Zephaniah 1:7–8
Be silent before the Lord GOD! For the day of the LORD is near; the LORD has prepared a sacrifice and consecrated his guests. And on the day of the LORD’s sacrifice— “I will punish the officials and the king’s sons and all who array themselves in foreign attire.

Galatians 4:4
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law

Mark 1:15
Jesus, proclaimed the Gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

There is a fulfilled time, a fullness of time, a day of the Lord. It is the greatest Day!

Our worship service has a slightly different order and feel during Advent as well. Read about the liturgy here.

Events

Here are some of the events that our Advent season brings. Please be sure to get these on the calendar!

Other events, like the College Parsonage Party, Youth Sledding, will be announced as weather permits.

Advent Resources Here