1. Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.
  2. God the Father sent us – his wayward, sinful, and naughty children – his own series of Father Christmas Letters.
  3. Psalm 8 is a trailer for the entire biblical movie, and the entire biblical movie centers on Christ.
  4. Rejoice with Mary as she would rejoice with you. Be blessed, like her, with humility from God, so that you may serve joyfully and willingly wherever and in whatever role God has placed you.
  5. 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.
  6. When and how did the church start this season of anticipation?
  7. Help comes for those who cannot help themselves. When we bottom-out and come to the end of ourselves, that is where hope springs.
  8. Preachers and church workers must also hear the gospel preached to them.
  9. Through water, blood, and word, the Spirit never stops pointing us to Christ, and even more, giving us Christ.
  10. The reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.