Forestview Church Without Walls

Advent Imagining a new way... Who likes waiting? Lineups at Christmas are a royal nuisance . We hate waiting. But the season of ADVENT calls us to embrace this counter-cultural practice of waiting, anticipating. Rather than rushing ahead, we slow down and IMAGINE His Kingdom influence upon us and our world. We see two purposes for this Advent waiting. We prepare our hearts to celebrate Christmas, the birth of Jesus, the God-man. He is the Light who still shines in the darkness. We take time to capture moments, to slow down, to pray and consider the ongoing influence of His life on ours. Emmanuel - God is actually with us. But that is not all. We also engage in self-examination, in expectation of Jesus' Second Coming in glory. We imagine the beauty of His literal and physical presence among us. And we prepare our hearts and attitudes in readiness for Him. Am I ready to welcome Jesus ? Am I welcoming Him today? We will look at these themes through December. Join us each Sunday as we resist the ru