As we anticipate the season of Advent, Brian Delamont shares a helpful framework for understanding this season, noticing themes of remembrance in Scripture, reflecting on our life rhythms, and creating space for observing Advent.

• Episode 9: The Advent Project
• Check out the Advent Project here!
• Adventus (Latin) means arrival or coming, which is a translation of parousia (Greek)
• “The season of Advent is this time when followers of Jesus reflect on the ‘advent’ or the comings - both of them - of Christ to earth.  At Advent, we reenter our anticipation of Jesus, who came as the Word made flesh to dwell among us, but we also anticipate His second coming.”
• Revelation 22:20
• “We look back and we look forward at the same time.”
• “The practices of the Christian year remind us of God’s order [...] God is a God of rhythms.”
• “When we practice this celebration of His incarnation, we recalibrate our lives in real time.”
• John 7:37
• Genesis 2:15
• Exodus 20:11
• “Advent is the preparation for the long-awaited Messiah, the Lamb of God, God incarnate as the Word made flesh who dwelt among us.”
• Change something: What will you change that will give space and opportunity for a meaningful Advent?
• Prepare something: What will you create as a visual reminder?
• Use the power of community: How can you partner with someone during this season?

Advent Reflection: What shapes the structure or rhythm of your life?
Advent Theme: Hope
Revised Common Lectionary: Jeremiah 33:14-16

What’s changing our lives:

• Keane: Experiencing a warm Christmas
• Heather: Knowing the back-story of Taylor Swift music
• Brian: Prayer text thread with family

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