Are you a Christmas package shaker? A snooper? An early opener? It is hard to be patient waiting for Christmas! And not just for the kids! Part of the Christmas joy is the anticipation and waiting for the big day. God’s design for our spiritual lives involves anticipation and waiting as well. Ancient Israel was longing for and waiting for their Messiah. The Romans to which Paul was writing in the 1st century were instructed to patiently wait for Jesus. And we practice waiting for Jesus during the Advent season. God wants us to long for Jesus, to anticipate heaven, and to live life patiently in the process.
This Sunday is our Christmas service at The Rock. We will sing Christmas songs together and go to the Bible to see the connection between Christmas and the gospel! See you Sunday!
SPECIAL NOTE: Christmas Eve service at 5:00 pm at Peninsula Community Church. NO SUNDAY SERVICE ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
“But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.” Rom. 8:25
- Pastor Curt
Please take note of ways to gather for Sunday Service at The Rock:
1) We are meeting inside at Manhattan Beach Pre-School for our Sunday Service at 4:30 pm.
2) We will also be live on Facebook Live. CLICK HERE at 4:30 Sunday afternoon.
3) Finally we will provide a video link to the sermon on our website.
Theological Word of The Week:
incarnation
The act of God the Son whereby he took to himself a human nature.
Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology
Upcoming Events
Children's Ministry
Children can join Cameron every Sunday for Bible time during the service. They will go through the Bible story by story.
Sermon Topic - december 18
romans: The Gospel changes perspectives
romans 8:25; Christmas passages
“Be patient… Christmas is coming”
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