Message: “The Light of Christmas” from Tommy Cash2017-12-122017-12-21https://jrforasteros.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/jrcc.jpgJR. Forasteroshttps://jrforasteros.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/jrcc.jpg200px200px
Who doesn't love Christmas lights? Light is one of the central images of the Christmas season, but sometimes we forget what the light points to: that the darkness of sin is coming to an end. That God is up to something new. That WE are called to be that light in the world! As we prepare for Christmas, what does it look like for us to shine the light of God's hope into the world?
Advent is the season in which we prepare to welcome Jesus into the world. It's a season of hope - the light has not come, but it is coming into the world. It's the time of day just before the sun peeks over the horizon. As we anticipate Jesus' birth, we come to realize that God's story didn't end at Christmas - it was only beginning. And the story is still being told today - a story of love, hope and promise. What does it mean to say that God is still telling the great story of love through us?