Today's message was given by our very own Josiah Oslund! This time of year is filled with joy and celebration and all kinds of festivities. It almost seems impossible that anything could go wrong, but we know that life doesn't work like that. Hurt and pain don't stop for Christmas. Sickness, abuse, neglect, and evil don't take a moment to rest. Yet in the middle of our brokenness God reminds us that He will restore everything to its original intent. Our pain and hurt is not wasted with God and it all can have meaning and purpose if we surrender it to God. And as God is restoring us, He invites us to join Him in the restoration process.

Near the end of the message Pastor Josiah invites us to take a moment and reflect on how we can practically join in the restoration of all things. These are the questions he invites us to reflect during this season:

1. How can we as individuals and as a community, participate in God's redemptive work during this Advent season?

2. How can we maintain faith and hope in God's promises of restoration when our current realities seem far from whole or peaceful?

3. In what ways can we extend the message of god's restorative love to those who feel outcast or broken in our communities?

Listen and lean into how you can join God in the redemptive process this season!

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