Immanuel: God With Us

Hope has oft been co-opted into a fleeting, passive emotion in our culture. But biblical hope is action-oriented and rooted in the truth of who God is, what He’s done, and who that now makes us in light of that. This Advent season we’re exploring what this true and living hope looks like through our Gatherings, daily readings, and weekly conversations. CLICK HERE to check out those resources.

We’ve looked ahead of the Christmas story towards the second coming of Christ. We’ve looked backwards from the Christmas story at the promise of a coming Messiah in/through the OT. But now, for Week 3, we’re looking directly at the Christmas story and talking about the key doctrine of the incarnation. Daniel taught us that ‘God’s ultimate expression of his glory is expressed by his Son becoming flesh and dwelling among us that he might take away the sins of the world.’

Like thousands of churches worldwide, this global pandemic has forced us to be creative in our response — both in terms of how we gather and how we serve our community. Though we believe the normative pattern established in Scripture for community anticipates embodied presence of the Gathered Church, there are certain times where that’s not as safe. We find ourselves in such a time and are thankful to be able to leverage the digital landscape to remain faithful to plugging into community. This week’s Gathering came by way of smaller House Gatherings (following local, state, and federal guidelines) via Zoom. We’d love for you to join us next week!