When we look at the news, we see that our world is marred by war, violence, suffering and disease. In this way, it is not so very different from the world of 2,000 years ago.
In Israel at that time, the people of God were waiting for a Messiah. They were looking for the one who was prophesied to deliver them from the darkness that surrounded them.
In his sermon at Emmaus Rd church on 1 December 2024, Pete Greig reflects on how a season of waiting during advent can prepare us not just for the birth of Jesus as a baby in Bethlehem, nor for his ongoing work in our lives, but for Christ’s second coming in Glory.