Advent

Advent

Christmas

The Advent Season is traditionally that time of the year when Christians remember the birth of Christ.

For four Sundays prior to Christmas Day, Christians come together and as a family light up one candle each week.

Not sure who, where, when and how this tradition even started. And I don't care.

But what I do care about is that true believers know "why" they come together and why they need to remember. (Christians from other cultures and sects have other Christmas traditions).

Advent Series

Advent means arrival -- the arrival of the promised Messiah, the Savior of the world. Believers commemorate this on Christmas Day as they look forward to His second coming.

The Advent Series

2022

Love Came Down

2021

Yes Virginia, There is A Jesus of Nazareth

Peace On Christmas Day

2020

Advent - Baby Dedication

Advent - Promise Keeper

Advent - Prophetic

Advent - Silent Years

Advent - Appointed Time

Advent - Christmas Time

Advent - The Good Shepherd

Advent - After the Lost Sheep

Advent - Making those Who See Blind

Advent - Lost and Found

Advent - Historical Jesus

Advent - Prophesied Messiah

Advent - Prophesied 2

Advent - Prophesied 3

Advent - More Prophecies

Advent - Reason for the Prophesies

Advent - God's Love

Advent - Let There Be Light

Advent - Double the Joy

Advent - Merry Christmas

2019 Merry Christmas Series

Reason for the Season

Christmas Countdown

Christmas Countdown Continued

(Part of the Thanksgiving Series)

Thank You Theo

Thank You John

Thank You Mary, Mother of Jesus

Living a Life of Thanksgiving

Thank You Shepherds

Christmas 2012

Happy Birthday Jesus

Post Christmas 2017

It's the Holidays I'm Supposed to be Happy

Church of the Lost Sheep

Message Series Links

Church of the Lost Sheep 2012

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The Shepherd and His Flock

“I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them.

Therefore Jesus said again, “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

John 10 (NIV 84)

Disclaimer

If you have issues with Hillsong or Bethel or Elevation or any of the so-called heretical churches or preachers, we are not condoning any false teachings. There is always something we can find wrong in all churches, including the one we call ours. But there is one faith, there is one baptism, there is One God, there is One Spirit and One Savior, Jesus Christ. If we agree on all these then let's all work together for good. The Lord is coming back. Let us stop wasting time with nitpicking, criticizing other believers because they wear strange clothes or sing weird songs, or read a version of the bible we don't, or speak in tongues or do or believe something which we don't, instead let us do what God has really called us to do. God has called each one of us to do something. Let's do that.