Life is full of choices. From the moment we wake every morning and thousands of times each day, we constantly make choices that shape and direct our lives.
Some choices are relatively insignificant. “Will I wear my brown sweater or my grey sweater today?” Other choices define our very lives and affect those around us.
Advent marks the beginning of a new year in the church, and Christmas reminds us of new life in Christ. What a great time to contemplate the choices we make as the calendar leads us to a new year.
So as a new year approaches, what will you choose?
Worship Experiences
- Sunday, December 1, 10:15 am – Choose to Wait – Isaiah 2:1-5. In this first week of Advent, we are encouraged to actively wait for God’s reign to come in its fullness.
- Sunday, December 8, 10:15 am – Choose a Better Way – Isaiah 11:1-10. This week’s text challenges both our inner and outer lives and incite us to make life changes to better build up the community and draw closer to God.
- Sunday, December 15, 10:15 am – Choose to be Courageous – Luke 1:47-55. Mary’s song of joy, Isaiah’s words of hope, Jesus’ affirmation of who he is, and James’ words of anticipation encourage us as we take steps for justice and liberation.
- Sunday, December 22, 10:15 am – Choose to Trust – Matthew 1:18-25. This week, we cross the boundary between Advent and Christmas and celebrate Emmanuel – that in Jesus, God’s reign has come among us.
- Tuesday, December 24, 5:00 pm – Choose Love – Luke 2:1-20. We gather to celebrate the birth of Christ and the holy nativity – a new beginning of live for the world… a new beginning wrapped warmly in God’s love.
- Sunday, December 29, 10:15 am – Choose Praise – Psalm 148. After the demands leading up to Christmas day, this week offers an opportunity to join with creation in joyous praise and rest in the amazement that God is with us.
- Sunday, January 5, 10:15 am – Choose Hope – Matthew 2:1-12. At the close of the Christmas season, Epiphany beckons each of us to embrace the hope in the gift of Christ.