Advent means “coming.” During Advent the church looks back to the first coming of Christ into the world, and ahead to his return as he brings his Kingdom with him. This year we’re looking at important biblical themes using the candles of the Advent wreath. We’ll focus mainly on prophetic texts, written centuries before the first coming of Christ, to convey the sense of anticipation that is meant to characterize Advent. Here is a document you could use for daily Scripture readings at home through the season. Here is the page for the sermon series audio. And here is the schedule for Sundays through Christmas:

Nov. 27 • “Hope” • Daniel 7:1-18 (purple candle)

Dec. 4 • “Peace” • Micah 5:1-5a (purple candle)

Dec. 11 • “Joy” • Zephaniah 3:14-20 (pink candle)

Dec. 18 • “Love” • Hosea 2:14-20 (purple candle)

Dec. 25 • “Christ” • Luke 2:1-20 (white candle)