Dear Church… I just wanted you to know that I am so deeply thankful that you stepped out on this adventure with us to launch Awakening Church. It is amazing to see how God is leading and providing for us on this journey to awaken this generation to new life in Jesus. As I look… Read more »
Here’s what’s going on at Awakening this week! Ryan & Jay’s ghetto-yet-informational video for December 3-9, 2012. https://vimeo.com/54897234 Worship Generously – Pick up an Advent Reader at Awakening or download online at awakeningchurch.com/advent Give Generously – Join us as we raise $15k to build a well in Zimbabwe, Africa. More info at awakeningchurch.com/advent This Sunday we continue our… Read more »
For the past three weeks of Advent, we’ve been looking at the abstract themes each week centers on (Hope Preparation, Joy, Love), but another way churches sometimes celebrate Advent is devoting each week to certain characters in the Christmas story (Magi/Wisemen, Shepherds, Angels, Mary and Joseph). During this last week of Advent, set aside to… Read more »
Tebow•ing (verb) 1.) To get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different. Eg: I was in the middle of Times Square and I saw a girl Tebowing in the street. She almost got squashed. Urban Dictionary Yep, the sports world has invented a new… Read more »
Third Sunday of Advent: Rejoice!
The third Sunday of Advent marks a shift away from the solemn tone of the previous two Sundays which focus on preparation and hope, to a more joyous atmosphere of anticipation and expectancy. The candle we light on the Advent wreath is pink, reminding us that our waiting is almost over and we can hardly… Read more »
Second Sunday of Advent: Prepare the Way of the Lord
On the Second Sunday of Advent we lit the second candle on the Advent Wreath, the candle of Preparation, and read these verses from the first chapter of the Gospel of Mark: The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God,as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will… Read more »
First Sunday of Advent: Prophesy, Longing, and Hope
If Advent is a season characterized by waiting, for what and for whom are we waiting? Whose arrival are we anticipating? What is it that we wish for and yearn for? What is our hope pinned on? The first Sunday of Advent focuses us on prophesies of God’s coming kingdom as well as our hope… Read more »
Advent is a season of the Christian liturgical year, which means that there are specific scripture readings and themes taught on each of the four Sundays of Advent (mostly in the more liturgical Christian traditions, i.e.: Catholic, Anglican, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and others who use the Common Lectionary, a collection of scripture readings appointed… Read more »
Did any of you grow up with “Advent calendars”—you know, where every day you open a pop-out door to get a nugget of candy—to count down the days until Christmas? Our Advent calendars were definitely one of my favorite parts of the holiday season when I was growing up. As a kid, I was just… Read more »
This week at Awakening, Ryan discussed ways of finding clarity in a future of uncertainty. Making decisions in life can get a little scary when you do not know what the future is going to hold. The Holy Spirit is guiding you; you do not have to be scared. Through Jesus Christ, we have victory… Read more »
How to keep a Backslide from becoming a Landslide
This last weekend we closed out our Crave series and talked about how to keep a backslide from becoming a landslide. As a part of the application was to take a specific area where you struggle and memorize a passage from God’s Word that addresses it. Below are a list of topics, take time and… Read more »
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