Advent means arrival, specifically the arrival of Jesus. So Advent is more than a season, it is a practice. We practice Advent by waiting on Jesus. We can wait on Jesus through use of the ancient O Antiphon Prayers. This week we will use the prayer "O Dayspring" to take us to Luke 1. What does it mean to wait on Jesus, when the world we live in feels like a long dark night??

Advent means arrival, specifically the arrival of Jesus. So Advent is more than a season, it is a practice. We practice Advent by waiting on Jesus. We can wait on Jesus through use of the ancient O Antiphon Prayers. This week we will use the prayer "O Root of Jesse" to take us to Isaiah 11. What does it mean to wait on Jesus, when the world around us looks like a cut down forest?

What is your one mission in life? How do we decide?

God calls all of his people to "show up" - but show up with what?

Do you really believe that God has called you to fully show up in this life he has given you? All of you?

What if we prayed this God-given prayer before we brushed our teeth, opened our phones, and checked our emails?

Christians at the foot of the cross don't leverage their social advantages to "win" - instead we yield our advantages for the sake of the vulnerable. How does this play out for our daily lives?

What does it mean to be a community of the cross? The first thing Paul teaches is that a community of the cross is awake to their biggest problem: sin. When we make peace with sin we endanger ourselves and our church. But a church that take their sin seriously is a church that also takes grace seriously.

Imitation is inevitable - so chose wisely who you imitate. Paul demonstrates a vision of discipleship in the church.

Why pray?