"Advent" Tagged Sermons
Peace without Spiritual Bypassing
This week’s Advent message wrestles with the theme of peace—not as an escape from reality but as a profound and embodied hope amid life’s struggles. The sermon critiques “spiritual bypassing,” a harmful practice where spiritual truths are used to suppress or dismiss valid emotions like grief, anger, or fear. This bypassing denies the real pain of injustice and suffering, fostering toxic positivity instead of genuine peace. Drawing from personal experiences and scriptural insights, the sermon highlights how Advent invites us…
The Way of Repentance
We conclude our teaching series, “Advent in Narnia,” with a message by Pastor T. C. on Matthew 3.1-12. The Advent season is a time of preparation for Christmastide, when we celebrate the birth of Messiah Jesus, the King and Liberator. During Advent, we take sober inventory of our hearts and lives. John the Forerunner calls us to prepare the way of the Lord through repentance. How can repentance address the needs of a polarized society like the contemporary United States?
Through the Wardrobe
This week, Pastor T. C. kicked off the season of Advent and the “Advent in Narnia” teaching series with a message about Advent as a mystery we encounter with humility and wonder, like Lucy stumbling through the wardrobe. At times, we need a spiritual wake-up call, to recapture a sense of child-like faith. Yet, Narnia isn’t a perfect world. Like our world, Narnia is caught in the crossfire of a war. Advent reminds us that Christ is the rightful King…
