{"id":1122,"date":"2022-11-26T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fbcmstq.org\/?p=1122"},"modified":"2022-11-17T19:56:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T19:56:38","slug":"advent-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fbcmstq.org\/?p=1122","title":{"rendered":"Advent is Coming!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Advent is coming! *<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Advent is a Christian tradition stretching back into the early church. It marks out a time to prepare for the high celebration of Christmas. In Advent, we look backwards at the promise fulfilled in the coming of Jesus. At the same time, we look forward to the Advent of Jesus yet promised, when he returns to complete the rescue of all things and reign in an eternal kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Check out<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/the-history-of-advent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> this helpful description<\/a> of the origin and development of Advent as a Christian celebration.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>We will walk through Advent at church this Christmas season. For added depth to the experience of rejoicing in the Advent and longing for the second Advent of Jesus, consider following along through the Advent season with an Advent reading plan. There are thousands out there which people have put together. Some are a few days, some are weeks long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">If you use a Bible app like YouVersion, it probably has a selection of Advent reading plans built in!<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m including <a href=\"https:\/\/1drv.ms\/b\/s!Ag76l6gIVKy6gfxIADmWMGG_ugWTzw?e=HDe73J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here <\/a>an Advent reading plan that will take you through the 28-day journey from Nov. 27 through Christmas Eve. Join in the time of preparation and longing this Advent season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Since &#8220;Advent&#8221; just means &#8220;coming,&#8221; this statement is kind of a highbrow joke.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advent is coming! * Advent is a Christian tradition stretching back into the early church. It marks out a time to prepare for the high celebration of Christmas. In Advent, we look backwards at the promise fulfilled in the coming of Jesus. 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