Advent

Advent

Week 1- Hope

Advent Season: 

• Hope
• Peace
• Love
• Joy

"Parousia"

1 Corinthians 15:22-24

22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in turn: Christ, the first fruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. 24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.

1. 1st Advent - Christ's first coming - Bethlehem 

2. 2nd Advent - Christ's second coming - Rapture

Jeremiah 29:11

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Rom. 15:12-13

12 And again, Isaiah says, “The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; in him the Gentiles will hope.” 13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 11:1

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Hebrews 6:17-19

17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. 18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 

Ps. 119:50

My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.

We live in the hope of the already but the not yet

The war is won but not yet done 

We live our lives on Saturday, the day between.

-Phillip Yancey