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Over the first three weeks of this year, we will share three Pastoral Words that we pray will guide our church family into the New Year.
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Over the first three weeks of this year, we will share three Pastoral Words that we pray will guide our church family into the New Year.
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Over the first three weeks of this year, we will share three Pastoral Words that we pray will guide our church family into the New Year. Our first word is from James 1:2–4: God’s work in us as we encounter troubles.
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Jesus’ birth is also known as the “first Advent.” While we joyfully celebrated this day, we are still waiting for the second Advent—when Jesus return. The Bible promises us that Jesus is coming back and that He will make right all the things that are broken in our world; that He will redeem the world itself into a new creation.
Jesus came quietly into the world. Though He came humbly, He came as the fulfillment of everything we’ve longed for.
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Our souls long to see beauty. The echoes of God’s beauty are all around us and we long to see it fully; we long to find it at the source.
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It is normal for us to search for meaning and purpose through some sort of spirituality. This desire is an echo of God’s voice as we long to know Him, to have faith in Him, and to be in union with Him.
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We search for relationships and connections with others. We want to be seen and valued; known and loved. We seek out relationships with others because God created us for relationships. This desire is an echo of God’s voice calling us into a relationship with Him.
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He has put the longing for justice within us. This longing is an echo of His voice; His design. We desire justice because God is just, and He is the only One who can make things right.
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His Kingdom is to be a realm where people treat one another with the honor, dignity, care, and love that they themselves desire. It’s a beautiful vision for life, and one that we all fall woefully short of. And that’s why Jesus came.