A Real Christmas

A parent says, “I want to give my kids a real Christmas.” What do you think that means? Perhaps they are thinking of a trimming a freshly cut tree, or finding the perfect presents, or spending the holidays with extended family. “Then it will be a real Christmas!”

Certainly those are all wonderful things, but none of them are what makes Christmas real. The sad truth is Christmas is the most beloved holiday of so many, yet so few know what Christmas is really about.

If you want a real Christmas, the church season of Advent helps. Advent is a Latin word that means “coming.” In the season of Advent Christians observe the connection between the first time the Son of God came into our world as the Savior and the second time he will come to bring us deliverance. To put it in another way, Advent helps prepare our minds and hearts so that we might receive the real gift of that first Christmas!

Join us for worship this December on Sunday mornings at 10am, and come early at 9am for adult Bible Study & Sunday School.