The First Sunday in Advent marks the beginning of a new year in the worship life of the church. The word Advent means “coming”. The coming is the fulfillment of the promise of Immanuel, God with us to accomplish the salvation the Father promised to us.
Advent is a season of preparation—not simply of our homes, meals, and presents, but also time of preparation for our hearts.
A time of recognizing with thanksgiving why our Lord came in the first place. We celebrate God coming to us in the flesh as a child in a lowly manger. A time to recognize why that infant child, born to be King, would one day receive a crown of thorns. We celebrate Christ as the Messiah, riding on a lowly donkey on His way to bear our sins on the cross and to rise again as our Savior.
These Seeds of Faith have been sown by St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Bridgeport, NE. I’m Pastor Allen Strawn.
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These Seeds of Faith are sown on KNEB radio, Scottsbluff, Nebraska by St. Paul's Lutheran Church. This blog will also include other theological ramblings by her Pastor, Allen Strawn.
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