Jeremiah 33:14-16'Behold, days are coming,' declares the LORD,
'when I will fulfill the good word which I have spoken concerning
the house of Israel and the house of Judah.15'In those days and at
that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth;
and He shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.16'In
those days Judah shall be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell in
safety; and this isthe name by which she shall be called: the LORD
is our righteousness.'
4.
1 Thessalonians 3:9-13For what thanks can we render to God for
you in return for all the joy with which we rejoice before our God
on your account,10as we night and day keep praying most earnestly
that we may see your face, and may complete what is lacking in your
faith?11Now may our God and Father Himself and Jesus our Lord
direct our way to you;12and may the Lord cause you to increase and
abound in love for one another, and for all men, just as we alsodo
for you;13so that He may establish your hearts unblamable in
holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus
with all His saints.
5.
Luke 21:25-3025"And there will be signs in sun and moon and
stars, and upon the earth dismay among nations, in perplexity at
the roaring of the sea and the waves,26men fainting from fear and
the expectation of the things which are coming upon the world; for
the powers of the heavens will be shaken.27"And then they will see
the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.28"But
when these things begin to take place, straighten up and lift up
your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."29And He told
them a parable: "Behold the fig tree and all the trees;30as soon as
they put forthleaves, you see it and know for yourselves that
summer is now near.
6.
Luke 21:31-36"Even so you, too, when you see these things
happening, recognize that the kingdom of God is near.32"Truly I say
to you, this generation will not pass away until all things take
place.33"Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not
pass away.34"Be on guard, that your hearts may not be weighted down
with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that
day come on you suddenly like a trap;35for it will come upon all
those who dwell on the face of all the earth. "But keep on the
alert at all times, praying in order that you may have strength to
escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand
before the Son of Man."
9. ADVENT HISTORY
ADVENT from the Latinad veniesmeaning to come to or Gods coming
to earth!The Greek word isparousiameaning appearing!
Advent was first started in France in the 4 thCentury and
lasted 4-7 weeks long
10. ADVENT HISTORY
Advent was then shortened in the 6 thCentury to be 4 weeks and
accompanied with a daily fast (usually 1 meal)
HOW ADVENT WAS CELEBRATED
11. ADVENT SEQUENCES
A number of different themes are used to celebrate ADVENT
Week 1 = HOPE
Week 2 = LOVE
Week 3 = JOY
Week 4 = PEACE
12. ADVENT SEQUENCES
Week 1 = EXPECTATION
Week 2 = PROCLAMATION
Week 3 = JOY
Week 4 = PURITY
13. WHY CELEBRATE ADVENT?
14. WHAT THE WORLD EXPECTS
SANTA CLAUSE = THE GREAT REPLACEMENT OF CHRIST BY SATAN
HIMSELF!
The tradition we know began in 1861 by the Dutch in the
US.
This tradition was loved by children because he brought good
gifts to all!
15. EXPOSING THE COUNTERFIT You better watch out, You better
not cry You better not pout, Im telling you why Santa Clause is
coming to town! He sees you when youre sleeping He knows when youre
awake He knows if youve been bad or good So be good for goodness
sake
16. EXPOSING THE COUNTERFIT
Santa is OMNISCIENT = he knows everything about you!
Santa is OMNIPOTENT = he can bring you anything you desire, all
you have to do is ask (Sounds a lot like prayer to me!)
Santa is OMNIPRESENT = he comes to everyones home in one
night!
17. EXPLAINING THE TRUE GIFT! WHAT ARE YOUTRULY WAITING FOR?
EXPECTING? LOOKING FOR? WANTING FROM THIS SEASON?
18. EXPECTATION COME THOU LONG EXPECTED JESUS! ADVENT ALLOWS US
TO FOCUS OUR ATTENTION ON THE COMING OFOUR SAVIOR!HIS FIRST COMING
AND HIS LAST COMING!
19. EXPECTATION
The first reference
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman,
And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the
head, And you shall bruise him on the heel."
20. EXPECTATION
THE PROMISE
Genesis 12:1-3 And I will make you a great nation, And I will
bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a
blessing; And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who
curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth
shall be blessed.
21. EXPECTATION
Genesis 22:18 - "And in your seed all the nations of the earth
shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice."
Genesis 49:9-10 - "Judah is a lion's whelp; From the prey, my
son, you have gone up. He couches, he lies down as a lion, And as a
lion, who dares rouse him up?10"The scepter shall not depart from
Judah, Nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, Until Shiloh
comes, And to himshall be the obedience of the peoples.
22. EXPECTATION
Isaiah 7:14 - "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign:
Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will
call His name Immanuel.
Matthew 1:25 - Now all this took place that what was spoken by
the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, "Behold,
the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a Son, and they
shall call His name Immanuel," which translated means, "God with
us."
23. EXPECTATION
Isaiah 11:1-5 - Then a shoot will spring from the stem of
Jesse, And a branch from his roots will bear fruit.2And the Spirit
of the LORD will rest on Him, The spirit of wisdom and
understanding, The spirit of counsel and strength, The spirit of
knowledge and the fear of the LORD.3And He will delight in the fear
of the LORD, And He will not judge by what His eyes see, Nor make a
decision by what His ears hear;4But with righteousness He will
judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the
earth; And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, And
with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.5Also
righteousness will be thebelt about His loins, And faithfulness the
belt about His waist .
24. EXPECTATION
Isaiah 40:1-5-Comfort, O comfort My people," says your
God.2"Speak kindly to Jerusalem; And call out to her, that her
warfare has ended, That her iniquity has been removed, That she has
received of the LORD's hand Double for all her sins."3A voice is
calling, "Clear the way for the LORD in the wilderness; Make smooth
in the desert a highway for our God.4"Let every valley be lifted
up, And every mountain and hill be made low; And let the rough
ground become a plain, And the rugged terrain a broad valley;5Then
the glory of the LORD will be revealed, And all flesh will seeit
together; For the mouth of the LORD has spoken."
25. EXPECTATION
Micah 5:2
" But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,Too little to be among
the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler
in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of
eternity."
26. APPLICATION LORD, in this time of busyness, When the world
screams that we need to buy, buy, buy May you protect us from being
wrapped in the wrappings, andTrapped in the wrappings MAY WE SEE
ONLY YOU!!
