Human beings burn with questions, but John the Witness is only interested in one: Will the darkness extinguish the light? Improbable as it seems, the answer is no, and that answer makes all the difference.

You can view the Gaugin painting mentioned in the sermon on the Museum of Fine Arts' website.

Pastor Ben Masters preached "Advent: The Light Shines in the Darkness" on December 13, 2020, the Sixth Sunday of Advent. Read more about seven-week Advent at http://theadventproject.org/.

Scripture readings: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 and John 1:1-8, 19-23

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