The season of Advent prepares us for the great celebration of Christmas: God is with us – Emmanuel. Advent means literally – expectation. Traditionally, there are four primary elements of our Christian faith that support our expectant waiting: Hope, Peace, Love and Joy.

This year those four themes will be woven into a series called: “Great Holy One”. We will be using worship materials created by Brian Wren. Wren is an internationally published hymn-poet and writer. In this series we will be invited to consider five dimensions of God as “great Holy one.”

The first Sunday of Advent, December 3, we will acknowledge the times when it appears to us that God is hiding: “Hidden One, How Can We Meet You?” Our focus texts will be Isaiah 64:1-9 (“oh that you would rend the heavens and come down”) and Psalm 80 (“how long will you be angry?...we knock and get no answer.)

To learn more about what this season of Advent will look like at Bethel, please click here!

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First week of Advent 2023 preparing for the celebration of Christmas, theme: “Great Holy One”