Kopp Disclosure
(John 3:19-21)
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Though Santa
showed up in big boxes shortly after the World Series, the, uh,
official/liturgical start of Advent was last Sunday.
Nobody asks
anymore, but "Advent" comes from the Latin verb advenio ("to
come") and refers to the coming of Jesus as our Lord and Savior.
It's
Christendom's season of preparation; recalling John the Baptist's exhortation,
"Prepare the way of the Lord!"
Advent recalls
the coming of God in Jesus as the Babe of Bethlehem, reminds us of God's
continuing presence or coming into our lives as Holy Spirit, and looks forward
to God's coming again in Jesus to usher in the eternal Kingdom.
The season inspires
self-examination and repentance; hence, the liturgical color is purple or
violet which is associated with penitence as well as royalty for the coming of
our King Jesus.
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Isaiah: "The
Lord Himself will give you a sign: the virgin will be with child and will give
birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel."
When the baby
grew up, He disclosed, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a
miraculous sign!"
Well, uh, yeah,
that's, uh, true to us.
God knows it/us; which
is why He gave us the sign!
It had to be
something/Someone spectacular/supernatural.
So, uh, yeah, He
came in the first advent of Jesus as the Babe of Bethlehem.
Isaiah: "He
will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of
Peace."
Yeah, that's
about right.
Jesus had/has
perfectly divine wisdom (Wonderful Counselor), wasn't like but is/remains God (Mighty
God), has divine authority/ability to save here and now and hereafter
(Everlasting Father), and is the way to "strong calm sanity" as well
as existential (with people) and eternal (with God) reconciliation (Prince of
Peace).
Isaiah: "A
shoot will come from the stump of Jesse...the wolf will live with the lamb...a
little child will lead them."
Jesus was/is the
anointed/appointed One to enable peace among people who move toward each other
through Him and guarantee life after life.
Only God can do
that!
That's why we
call Him Savior and Lord.
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One of my
favorite Advent traditions is the Advent wreath.
It is round to
symbolize God's eternity and often evergreen for His everlasting mercy.
The candles
represent Jesus as the Light of the world.
Although practice
varies, we normally use three purple candles (symbolizing penitence, royalty,
shepherds, angels, and wise men), one rose candle (see Isaiah 35), and one
large white candle to proclaim Jesus as the one and only Light of the world.
Advent is all
about preparing ourselves to receive Him as personal/corporate...God.
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Blessings and Love!
One
Man's Ride to Real Faith...
It's raw, rough, real, and maybe
even redemptive; and he could lose his day job for writing about it! I
Just Wanna Ride is an Ivy League pastor's search for
authentic faith on a motorcycle after he couldn't find it after years in
academics, pulpits, and pews. From his immersion into biker culture since
watching Easy Rider as
a teen-ager, the author holds no punches in this provocative, edgy, and risky
look at hogs and those who ride 'em as a metaphor and challenge to believers
and bikers. Too authentic for "church ladies" and too concerned
about "faith" for secularists, this book demands reading by all of 'em
if any of 'em care about Who and what matter most sooner or later and
definitely in the end.
The official release date is January 1, 2012
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