Sing We Now of Christmas: O Come, O Come Emmanuel

by Rev. Grant Armstrong
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Isaiah 64:1-9 
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SERMON NOTES:
I. Uncertain times can give birth to songs of anticipation.
II. We’re meant to move from song to scripture to Savior.
III. We still long for the resolution Jesus brings to our uncertain times.

FOR DISCUSSION AND REFLECTION
- Finish the phrase: "It's just not Christmas until I've heard the song..."
- In what ways do our preparations for Christmas still anticipate the eventual return of Jesus?
- If you were to rewrite "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" today, what longing will be written into your lyrics?
- What types of things turn our hearts into the hard clay that God needs to break before it can be pliable again?
- As we wait for Christ's return, what are you going to do this week to represent Jesus' presence in the world?
- What is God saying to you through today's scripture?