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December 31: “From Disillusionment to Trust” (Ecclesiastes 1:1-15, 12:13-14)

Many young people today are disillusioned with the American dream and with life in general. They can identify with the teacher of Ecclesiastes who says “Everything is meaningless!” The teacher tried to find meaning in his work, knowledge, wealth, and pleasure, but those things did not satisfy him. He shows us how futile life is […]

December 24: “Love is an Event” (1 John 4:7-11)

Why did Jesus come to earth? To demonstrate God’s love for humanity. God defines what love is through a decisive event: by sending his Son into our world as an atoning sacrifice. It cost God everything to demonstrate His love for us. We don’t earn God’s love by loving others. We love others because we […]

December 17: “Joy to the World” (Isaiah 35)

To the hopeless Jews in exile, Isaiah gives a message of hope that would bring them joy. God will come to save them. The nations will be judged. The wasteland will be transformed into a verdant garden. God’s people will be reunited to God and God will renew the whole cosmos. Unending joy will overtake […]

December 10: “Peace on Earth” (Luke 2:1-14)

Jesus came to bring peace on earth. But it’s not the kind that is backed up by military might. He came to bring “peace with God,” a restored relationship between humanity and God. Such peace (shalom) is given to God’s favored people. Who are they? They are the ones who believe in Jesus as the […]

December 3: “Setting Our Hope on Jesus” (1 Peter 1:13-16)

In the season of Advent, Christians light four candles to symbolize Jesus’ coming as the light of the world. The four candles represent hope, peace, joy, and love. As the light of life, Jesus brought a living hope into our dark world. Christian hope is shaped by looking back to the first advent of Christ […]