You may hear this question a lot over the next few days: “Are you ready for Christmas?” Being ready for Christmas may include making travel arrangements, decorating the house, preparing special food but what people most often mean by that question is, do you have your shopping done? Have you bought all the gifts you need to buy? We are people  that understand the societal norms surrounding the giving and receiving of gifts as though there is an unwritten book of how we are supposed to do this.

When it comes to understanding the Advent of Christ, our gift giving customs are very helpful in understanding the Gift of Christ. We may have a range of motivations for gifts we give depending on the nature of the relationship we have with the person we are giving the gift to. The closer the relationship the higher the value and the more personal the gift is. The fact that God gave to us such a personal gift in the Advent of His Son Jesus reveals the value God places on our lives. This Sunday we focus on the Love of God in The Promise of a Savior. Join us as we explore God’s amazing gift to us in the Advent of Christ.