The Marvel and Miracle of Advent
Remember when your eyes used to well up with tears whenever you sang, Hark the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn king that first Sunday after Thanksgiving? What happened to the starry eyes we used to have only for Jesus?
In this four-week Bible study, we will together marvel at the truth: the scaffolding of our belief system isn't a human construct but is instead a supernatural love story. In it, the King of all kings willingly sets aside his scepter in Glory, takes on our form, and condescends to be born in a trough in order to capture our distracted human hearts.
This is a wake-up call to wonder! Join Lisa Harper and Christine Caine in a fresh experience of the gospel and the miracle of Immanuel—God with us.
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Study Guide
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S1: The Longing in the Silence (The Marvel and Miracle of Advent)
In this season of Advent, where to you most need to be honest with God? What do you need to surrender to God? What doubts do you need to give to God? What disappointments do you need God's healing for? What do you most want to receive from God?
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S2: The Practice of Hopeful Waiting (The Marvel and Miracle of Advent)
God's revelation not only comes at his time, but it also comes over time--and it's rarely what we expect. Waiting is all the more difficult when we have unmet expectations over a long period of time.
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S3: Emmanuel: God With All of Us (The Marvel and Miracle of Advent)
The geneology of Jesus reveals a merciful God who doesn't demand that we get ourselves together and be perfect before we can be reconciled to him. He is 'God with us,' even when we're at our very worst.
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S4: This is Just the Beginning (The Marvel and Miracle of Advent)
All of us have the baton of faith in our hands, and it is our job to carry the
baton of faith from one generation to the next generation. The world
has got this theory about retirement. But retirement isn't anywhere in the Bible. There's just ‘refirement.'
