1. By his first Advent in the flesh, through his second Advent with bread and wine and water and Word, we await his third Advent at the end.
  2. We will not become hopeless because the Lord is with us.
  3. The waiting of Advent isn’t just for Christmas; it’s for God’s reversal of all sin and evil and his renewal of all things.
  4. Let us rejoice, then, in this grace so that our glory may be the testimony of our conscience wherein we glory not in ourselves but in the Lord (2 Cor. 1:12).
  5. It is terribly easy to set up our theology as a buffer against the real coming of the Lord and its consequences.
  6. When and how did the church start this season of anticipation?
  7. It all starts with God; and it all ends with God. He is the alpha and omega of giving and generosity.
  8. The Church stands firm on the word of promise that Christ will one day return to change what we know by faith into sight.
  9. This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022), written by Kathy Morales and Kyle G. Jones.
  10. This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022). Now available for purchase!
  11. Christ is not an idea. He isn’t a concept. He isn’t a religious notion or sentiment. He isn’t a product. He is the Savior, flesh and blood.
  12. This is an excerpt from chapter 1 of “A Shepherd’s Letter: The Faith Once and For All Delivered to the Evangelical Church” written by Bo Giertz and translated by Bror Erickson (1517 Publishing, 2022).