What do we do when Jesus doesn't meet our expectations? When our prayers go unanswered? And when life doesn't turn out the way we knew Jesus would want it? Advent reminds us That we're not alone in those feelings. Mary and Joseph had unmet expectations. John the Baptist had unmet expectations. The disciples too. The real question is "What is Jesus asking of us when He doesn't meet our expectations?" He's asking us to trust Him. We hope your heart is encouraged by this advent sermon out of Isaiah 35.

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Advent. The dawn of coming of the Lord. He's coming back for us. Are you ready?

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Advent shows us, that as we long for the return of our Savior, we live in the poverty of our own autonomy. Let us not forget that we have already been given a King to rule over us. And if we order our lives under His rule he will bind up wounds and restore our hearts. We have victory in Jesus!

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The story of Esther forces you to think that maybe Christianity is way more than you "signed up for". You might have even been taught that following Jesus was supposed to make you healthier and wealthier. Or maybe that the gospel was there to make you cozy and happy on this side of heaven? But the gospel message in Esther looks less like comfort and a lot more like a cross. Consider the cost of following Jesus. Are you really following Jesus? We pray you see Jesus in this story, and that He changes you forever. The God of peace is with you. Stand firm and know that the God of peace will soon crush the head of the serpent under your feet.

The story of Esther points back to Eve and Bathsheba, but it also points forward to Mary! They were put in just the right time and place to deliver God's people!

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The story of Esther is reaching a boiling point. Esther and Mordecai bide their time waiting for exactly the right time to make their moves. But the story of Esther is connected to the rest of Scripture in a unique way. The only way to understand the significance of this story is to find Jesus in this passage. He's there

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In one of the most epic passages in the Old Testament Esther goes from a complicated bride to a consecrated queen with one simple decision to trust her God. But what does this have to do with Jesus? Or with us for that matter? Well, you live in the palace too. And you have to make a decision to either live the palace life or trust in God.

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In Esther 3, Haman gets the power to kill all the Jews. He sends out an edict to proclaim that every Jewish man, woman, and child, is to be killed, and everything they own is theirs for the taking. The Serpent is still at work trying to stomp out the seed of the woman before the one who will come and crush the serpents head can be born. But the Lord is at work too. And in the face of total annihilation, He is miraculously preserving them through this woman.

Esther is one of the most misunderstood characters in the Bible. Most think she is either a victim, a coward, or a sellout. The author of Esther gives us a complicated and compromised view of Esther. But those typical views of Esther look at her in isolation from the rest of the grand story of God. Maybe we should ask what does God think of Esther? In this sermon on Esther 2, we look a little deeper and find the answer to that question and so much more!

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This sermon is the beginning of a new series on the book of Esther. As we walk through this story we will try to see it through the eyes of Jesus.

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