Hope vs Despair
Speaker: Pastor Aaron Perry
We began a new teaching series for Advent called "Upside Down Christmas" in which we are exploring what Jesus vision for Christmas is verse our vision for Christmas. We believe Jesus wants to turn your vision of Christmas upside down, because our desires and expectations of Christmas have been turned into things Jesus didn’t embody or desire for us to long for. Our modern vision of Christmas does not lead us to what Christmas is all about. Christmas has become about consumerism and comparison when the true meaning about it is just Christ. Now here is the thing, traditions are not bad but they also are typically not transformational because they aren’t centered on Jesus. So to pursue an authentic Christmas that honor's Jesus and forms us into His imagine, we challenge you to do these things below.
-Strive to love people with real presence not just lots of presents. Presence is more important than Presents.
-Don’t make an idol of the ideal. Embrace the real. Fake will never bring you freedom.
-Make Jesus the center of your Christmas.