The word advent means "expectation." What advent can do for us is create a sense of hope.

The wonderful living Word of God is more precious than anything else that we have.

The Father doesn't give life directions in one big bundle because the goal is knowing Him, not the plan.

Quit trying to do what I already know you can't do and let Christ do what only He can through you.

People say all the time 'I don't have a good testimony' because they think their story has to involve some dramatic story of change from 'bad' to 'good'. But Jesus didn't come to save people this way. Sin doesn't make us bad it makes us dead. Jesus came to save by bringing the dead to life. And that's an amazing testimony.

Sin doesn't make us bad, sin makes us dead. The gospel doesn't make us better, the gospel makes us alive.

If Jesus is here we are going to walk out of this place to live our lives to the glory of God the Father.