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A New Beginning - Longing and Light Advent Study
We live in a world longing for light and hope. Much like people of all time, we recognize that all is not as it should be here in the Shadowlands, and we long for a new beginning. The sure hope we hold is that God has already brought that new beginning in Christ... and He promises to fulfill every longing, to make right every wrong, once and for all when He returns. The book of John shows us just who Jesus is, and calls us to believe Him fully so that we can have eternal life.
We start our study with John 1:1-18 (the Prologue), and John introduces Jesus’ coming as a new beginning, in a creation narrative that echoes Genesis 1.
See the full shownotes for details about John, the author and the gospel.
Just as we often feel the weight of darkness in what C.S. Lewis calls the Shadowlands, God’s people felt this weight in many ways as they awaited the coming of the Messiah - the new beginning promised by God.
DARKNESS APPEARED TO REIGN.
What darkness do you feel in your own life and surroundings? In what ways do you long for God to speak, to make all things new, to right the wrongs in this world?
In John 1:1-4, we see a strong reference Genesis 1 - from one beginning that quickly went downhill, to a NEW beginning in Christ!
God creates by speaking. Jesus is The Word, and we are told He created all that has been created... and that He was and is God.
Into darkness, Jesus brings LIGHT. Into nothing, Jesus brings a new creation. Jesus, the second Adam, brings new hope for new LIFE! (For more on this, read Romans 5 and I encourage you to listen to this sermon about Christ the second Adam.
In Christ, every person has the opportunity for a new beginning.Isaiah 9:2 says, “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.”
John challenges his readers (and that includes us!) to see and believe in Jesus. When we do, we will receive life, and we will radiate His light for a world waiting in darkness.
RESOURCES:
Do you want to grow in JOY and your relationship with Jesus this holiday season? Join the Advent study, Longing and Light, and receive weekly updates on this series for free!
Find the full shownotes here.
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By Angela SackettWe live in a world longing for light and hope. Much like people of all time, we recognize that all is not as it should be here in the Shadowlands, and we long for a new beginning. The sure hope we hold is that God has already brought that new beginning in Christ... and He promises to fulfill every longing, to make right every wrong, once and for all when He returns. The book of John shows us just who Jesus is, and calls us to believe Him fully so that we can have eternal life.
We start our study with John 1:1-18 (the Prologue), and John introduces Jesus’ coming as a new beginning, in a creation narrative that echoes Genesis 1.
See the full shownotes for details about John, the author and the gospel.
Just as we often feel the weight of darkness in what C.S. Lewis calls the Shadowlands, God’s people felt this weight in many ways as they awaited the coming of the Messiah - the new beginning promised by God.
DARKNESS APPEARED TO REIGN.
What darkness do you feel in your own life and surroundings? In what ways do you long for God to speak, to make all things new, to right the wrongs in this world?
In John 1:1-4, we see a strong reference Genesis 1 - from one beginning that quickly went downhill, to a NEW beginning in Christ!
God creates by speaking. Jesus is The Word, and we are told He created all that has been created... and that He was and is God.
Into darkness, Jesus brings LIGHT. Into nothing, Jesus brings a new creation. Jesus, the second Adam, brings new hope for new LIFE! (For more on this, read Romans 5 and I encourage you to listen to this sermon about Christ the second Adam.
In Christ, every person has the opportunity for a new beginning.Isaiah 9:2 says, “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.”
John challenges his readers (and that includes us!) to see and believe in Jesus. When we do, we will receive life, and we will radiate His light for a world waiting in darkness.
RESOURCES:
Do you want to grow in JOY and your relationship with Jesus this holiday season? Join the Advent study, Longing and Light, and receive weekly updates on this series for free!
Find the full shownotes here.
Hospitality Beyond the Holidays
My Everyday Welcome Cozy Holidays E-Book
RELATED EPISODES:
The Power of Pause (episode 17)
Reconciliation and Hope (episode 24)
Be Kingdom Minded (episode 9)
LET’S CONNECT:
Join the Facebook Community!
YouTube