In this last week of our series, we take a look at the journey of the shepherds and wise men to honor Jesus as we prepare for and celebrate Christmas.

During the four weeks of Advent leading up to Christmas, we will experience the anticipation of the prophets, the joyful proclamation of the angels, the journey of the shepherds and wise men to honor Jesus --and how all of this fits in with how we prepare and celebrate for Christmas now.

During the four weeks of Advent leading up to Christmas, we will experience the anticipation of the prophets, the joyful proclamation of the angels, the journey of the shepherds and wise men to honor Jesus --and how all of this fits in with how we prepare and celebrate for Christmas now.

During the four weeks of Advent leading up to Christmas, we will experience the anticipation of the prophets, the joyful proclamation of the angels, the journey of the shepherds and wise men to honor Jesus--and how all of this fits in with how we prepare and celebrate for Christmas now.

Over the past few weeks we talked about how difficult it is to imagine our ordinary, common lives actually being blessed and sacred and holy. And we explored how our sin and our suffering make it feel like our brokenness disqualifies us from having something to offer. Yet when we surrender our story to Jesus, we are blessed by having our identity recovered and restored, and our brokenness becomes openness to God’s grace. But there’s one more word in the series: Given.

We welcomed Mark and Anjali Jones, missionaries to Eswatini, Africa, where they have built churches, dug water wells for fresh drinking water, and equipped and trained local pastors for ministry. For more information or to donate to the Jones family, please visit https://agmd.org/Profile/Index/25c2b5f9-2f9f-4d1d-8fd9-8709e4dee3a4.