Podcasts about love came down

Morning Services- "Love Came Down at Christmas" How do we experience Christ's birth and share this ultimate gift of God's love to the world? Scripture: Luke 2:1-19

Prepare Him Room - Love Came Down

This painful year has made us clear on what we want for Christmas. Though Lexus and Mercedes-Benz are sure we want a gleaming ride with giant ribbons on the roof, we have no miles we want to drive. The ads all tease us with dark fantasies on Amazon or Netflix, but we still have our darkness to get through. The tech toys that we bought for sport have only one compelling use this year. We want each other more than gifts. We want the long and lingering embrace of two-year olds who won't let go; the bear hug from a distant friend; the real gatherings of real folk around a tree, a table, or a fire. We want the laughter never muted, carols sung by families on nights no longer silent. We want the deep security we find in holding, playing, eating with the ones we love in places we call home. So Christ came down because He couldn't bear the breach of space; the distance numbered in light-years; the loving words half-understood. He came to us in helplessness so we might know He needed love—our love, the warmth for which He fashioned us. He laid aside His rulership so that a two-year old could grip Him tight; a mother's tears could turn to joy, and bitter, broken men could heal. He came to make the lepers dance; to be the face the blind first saw; to hear the deaf sing harmony. His joy is us: we are the only gift He wants. Accept the grip of His embrace. And stay in grace. -Bill Knott

Love Came Down Love's Arrival Pastor Don Porter

This painful year has made us clear on what we want for Christmas. Though Lexus and Mercedes-Benz are sure we want a gleaming ride with giant ribbons on the roof, we have no miles we want to drive. The ads all tease us with dark fantasies on Amazon or Netflix, but we still have our darkness to get through. The tech toys that we bought for sport have only one compelling use this year. We want each other more than gifts. We want the long and lingering embrace of two-year olds who won't let go; the bear hug from a distant friend; the real gatherings of real folk around a tree, a table, or a fire. We want the laughter never muted, carols sung by families on nights no longer silent. We want the deep security we find in holding, playing, eating with the ones we love in places we call home. So Christ came down because He couldn't bear the breach of space; the distance numbered in light-years; the loving words half-understood. He came to us in helplessness so we might know He needed love—our love, the warmth for which He fashioned us. He laid aside His rulership so that a two-year old could grip Him tight; a mother's tears could turn to joy, and bitter, broken men could heal. He came to make the lepers dance; to be the face the blind first saw; to hear the deaf sing harmony. His joy is us: we are the only gift He wants. Accept the grip of His embrace. And stay in grace. -Bill Knott

Merry Christmas from your First Church family. Today Vance shares a message about the reality of the Christmas season and why we gather and celebrate. Christ is born!

Makers Church is a diverse community committed to following Jesus and loving people. No matter where you are in your faith journey, you are welcome at Makers Church. As a Christ-centered, Bible-believing church, we exist to make on earth as it is in heaven by developing and commissioning followers of Jesus Christ to love God and love others•Subscribe to our channel for fresh content to keep you connected at Makers Church and inspired all week long. •Makers Church Service times:In-person & Online: Sunday's at 9:45am•GIVE US A FOLLOWWebsite: https://www.makerschurch.orgMakers Church Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MakersChurchMakers Church Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makerschurchSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/18RJPfsfH9zZxck4MTEXDI

We say as a foundational point of the Christian faith, "God became man and dwelled among us." But do take moments to consider the realities of what it truly means that God became man. At ever point of His life, from His conception to His death, He entered into every suffering of fallen mankind. He willed Himself to suffer our entire existence that He might relieve us of our sufferings from the fall of man. Tonight, at the First Mass of Christmas, we ask God to reveal to us just how far He lowered Himself so that we may be raised up.

Today we continue our Advent sermon series "Love Came Down." Pastor Vance shares a sermon titled "Love Came Down, For You..." referencing Galatians 4:1-7. While you worship online, we invite you to fill out a connection card. This card is not only a way for us to connect with you but also an opportunity for you to share any prayer requests you may have: firstchurchorlando.org/connection-card Giving: firstchurchorlando.org/give-now Missed a past service? Check out our YouTube Channel for past services or you can find our Podcast wherever you podcast from. Like and Subscribe for more First Church content. Want to know more about First Church? Visit our website at firstchurchorlando.org

This Christmas Eve, Dale concludes our series, Heaven Came Down, with a heartfelt message titled Love Came Down. On that holy night, the birth of Jesus revealed a love like no other—divine, unconditional, and life-changing. Join us as we celebrate the arrival of this extraordinary love and reflect on how it continues to shape our lives and the world around us. Series: Heaven Came Down Message: Love Came Down Speaker: Dale McCamish Date: 12-24-2024 Find out how you can connect or partner with us: wcconline.org/connect Follow us on social media: @wcconlinechurch

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Pastor Jen reminds us of this beautiful truth– Christmas means that Love came down to Earth. Jesus, the Son of God, came down from heaven to connect with us on a very real and personal level!

Pastor Jen reminds us of this beautiful truth– Christmas means that Love came down to Earth. Jesus, the Son of God, came down from heaven to connect with us on a very real and personal level!

Sermon preached on Sunday Evening 12/22/2024 by Pastor Henry Funkhouser at First Baptist Church of Easton. Welcome to those joining via Podcast, we are glad to have you join us. If you are ever in the Easton Area, we would love to have you visit us!If you care to support the ministry, visit us at firstbaptisteaston.com, click Donate. https://app.aplos.com/aws/give/FirstBaptistChurchofEaston

Pastor Chris Winans discusses 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, focusing on patience, love and kindness. Focusing on the season of Christmas, Pastor Chris illustrates that ultimately Christmas is not about giving and receiving gifts to people we like and love- this is good- but ultimately it is about God's patience, love and kindness for His enemies- us. That God sent His son to die for us, and to return to life from death, so that we may have eternal life with God- this is the ultimate gift and what Christmas truly means. www.cornerstonebrighton.com

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Sermon Notes - 1 Corinthians 13 - Love Came Down at ChristmasMain Point: Love is to always be our first priority because Love came down at Christmas.1. When love is not our first priority: we are merely noise or nothing (1-3)  -Giftedness without love  -Generosity without love2. When love is not our first priority: we are not like Jesus (4-7)   -Love is patient  -Love is kind  -Love does not envy  -Love does not boast  -Love is not arrogant  -Love is not rude  -Love does not insist on its own way  -Love is not irritable  -Love is not resentful  -Love does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth  -Love bears all things  -Love believes all things  -Love hopes all things  -Love endures all things3. When love is not our first priority: we are missing the point (8-13)

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4th Sunday of Advent ~ December 22, 2024 Rev. Kendra Balliet Organist Jim Ross Prelude – O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Bell Choir Welcome & Announcements *Call to Worship Psalm 98, upon which the hymn, “Joy to the World” is based, names the joyful expression of all creation as the response to the news that the Prince of Peace, Emmanuel, is coming at long last. Love, not chaos, will reign and balance will be restored. As we get ever closer to Christmas, we acknowledge with the hymn writer, Isaac Watts, that “God rules the world” -- not with sword or domination – but “with truth and grace”. In this, all nations, all of the world will prove God’s presence in and through this peaceful joy. Sing a new song to the Lord. Lift your hearts with gratitude and Joy, Peaceful Joy! Your steadfast love and faithfulness is ever present in our lives with Joy, Peaceful Joy! Let the sea laugh, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it! Let the waters clap their hands; let the hills ring out with joy before the Beloved, who radiates Peace to all the earth. For Love reigns over the world with truth and justice bringing order and balance to all of Creation. * Praise Hymn – “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” #211 The Wreath (The Peaceful Joy Candle:) … Let us pray: Holy God, we await again the arrival of Your son, the Prince of Peace. We long for the peaceful waters of joy that run deep and wide underneath all of life. When we feel the chaos of life bearing down on us, help us to remember that it doesn’t have to be this way. Help us to step into a slower rhythm that is your Peaceful Joy. Let truth and grace rule our hearts this day. Let truth and grace rule in our church this day. Let truth and grace rule the world this day ... In the name of Peace. Amen. Response - “He Came Down” Verse 2 Sung 2X TFWS #2085 Children’s Chat Scripture – Isaiah 2:1-5 (CEB) & Romans 13:11-14 (The Message) Pastor: The Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God Series: “Heaven and Nature Sing Joy to the World” Message: “Make the Nations Prove: Peaceful Joy” Tithes and Offering Offertory – Joy To The World – Bell Choir *Doxology – Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #94 Prayers of the People - Joys and Concerns *Prayer Hymn – “Joy To The World” - verse 4 #246 Pastoral Prayer & Lord’s Prayer *Closing Hymn – “Love Came Down at Christmas” #224 Action Steps and Benediction Postlude - From Heaven High, To Earth I Come – Elizabeth Krouse

4th Sunday of Advent ~ December 22, 2024 Rev. Kendra Balliet Organist Jim Ross Prelude – O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Bell Choir Welcome & Announcements *Call to Worship Psalm 98, upon which the hymn, “Joy to the World” is based, names the joyful expression of all creation as the response to the news that the Prince of Peace, Emmanuel, is coming at long last. Love, not chaos, will reign and balance will be restored. As we get ever closer to Christmas, we acknowledge with the hymn writer, Isaac Watts, that “God rules the world” -- not with sword or domination – but “with truth and grace”. In this, all nations, all of the world will prove God’s presence in and through this peaceful joy. Sing a new song to the Lord. Lift your hearts with gratitude and Joy, Peaceful Joy! Your steadfast love and faithfulness is ever present in our lives with Joy, Peaceful Joy! Let the sea laugh, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it! Let the waters clap their hands; let the hills ring out with joy before the Beloved, who radiates Peace to all the earth. For Love reigns over the world with truth and justice bringing order and balance to all of Creation. * Praise Hymn – “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” #211 The Wreath (The Peaceful Joy Candle:) … Let us pray: Holy God, we await again the arrival of Your son, the Prince of Peace. We long for the peaceful waters of joy that run deep and wide underneath all of life. When we feel the chaos of life bearing down on us, help us to remember that it doesn’t have to be this way. Help us to step into a slower rhythm that is your Peaceful Joy. Let truth and grace rule our hearts this day. Let truth and grace rule in our church this day. Let truth and grace rule the world this day ... In the name of Peace. Amen. Response - “He Came Down” Verse 2 Sung 2X TFWS #2085 Children’s Chat Scripture – Isaiah 2:1-5 (CEB) & Romans 13:11-14 (The Message) Pastor: The Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God Series: “Heaven and Nature Sing Joy to the World” Message: “Make the Nations Prove: Peaceful Joy” Tithes and Offering Offertory – Joy To The World – Bell Choir *Doxology – Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #94 Prayers of the People - Joys and Concerns *Prayer Hymn – “Joy To The World” - verse 4 #246 Pastoral Prayer & Lord’s Prayer *Closing Hymn – “Love Came Down at Christmas” #224 Action Steps and Benediction Postlude - From Heaven High, To Earth I Come – Elizabeth Krouse

4th Sunday of Advent ~ December 22, 2024 Rev. Kendra Balliet Organist Jim Ross Prelude – O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Bell Choir Welcome & Announcements *Call to Worship Psalm 98, upon which the hymn, “Joy to the World” is based, names the joyful expression of all creation as the response to the news that the Prince of Peace, Emmanuel, is coming at long last. Love, not chaos, will reign and balance will be restored. As we get ever closer to Christmas, we acknowledge with the hymn writer, Isaac Watts, that “God rules the world” -- not with sword or domination – but “with truth and grace”. In this, all nations, all of the world will prove God’s presence in and through this peaceful joy. Sing a new song to the Lord. Lift your hearts with gratitude and Joy, Peaceful Joy! Your steadfast love and faithfulness is ever present in our lives with Joy, Peaceful Joy! Let the sea laugh, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it! Let the waters clap their hands; let the hills ring out with joy before the Beloved, who radiates Peace to all the earth. For Love reigns over the world with truth and justice bringing order and balance to all of Creation. * Praise Hymn – “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” #211 The Wreath (The Peaceful Joy Candle:) … Let us pray: Holy God, we await again the arrival of Your son, the Prince of Peace. We long for the peaceful waters of joy that run deep and wide underneath all of life. When we feel the chaos of life bearing down on us, help us to remember that it doesn’t have to be this way. Help us to step into a slower rhythm that is your Peaceful Joy. Let truth and grace rule our hearts this day. Let truth and grace rule in our church this day. Let truth and grace rule the world this day ... In the name of Peace. Amen. Response - “He Came Down” Verse 2 Sung 2X TFWS #2085 Children’s Chat Scripture – Isaiah 2:1-5 (CEB) & Romans 13:11-14 (The Message) Pastor: The Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God Series: “Heaven and Nature Sing Joy to the World” Message: “Make the Nations Prove: Peaceful Joy” Tithes and Offering Offertory – Joy To The World – Bell Choir *Doxology – Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #94 Prayers of the People - Joys and Concerns *Prayer Hymn – “Joy To The World” - verse 4 #246 Pastoral Prayer & Lord’s Prayer *Closing Hymn – “Love Came Down at Christmas” #224 Action Steps and Benediction Postlude - From Heaven High, To Earth I Come – Elizabeth Krouse

4th Sunday of Advent ~ December 22, 2024 Rev. Kendra Balliet Organist Jim Ross Prelude – O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Bell Choir Welcome & Announcements *Call to Worship Psalm 98, upon which the hymn, “Joy to the World” is based, names the joyful expression of all creation as the response to the news that the Prince of Peace, Emmanuel, is coming at long last. Love, not chaos, will reign and balance will be restored. As we get ever closer to Christmas, we acknowledge with the hymn writer, Isaac Watts, that “God rules the world” -- not with sword or domination – but “with truth and grace”. In this, all nations, all of the world will prove God’s presence in and through this peaceful joy. Sing a new song to the Lord. Lift your hearts with gratitude and Joy, Peaceful Joy! Your steadfast love and faithfulness is ever present in our lives with Joy, Peaceful Joy! Let the sea laugh, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it! Let the waters clap their hands; let the hills ring out with joy before the Beloved, who radiates Peace to all the earth. For Love reigns over the world with truth and justice bringing order and balance to all of Creation. * Praise Hymn – “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” #211 The Wreath (The Peaceful Joy Candle:) … Let us pray: Holy God, we await again the arrival of Your son, the Prince of Peace. We long for the peaceful waters of joy that run deep and wide underneath all of life. When we feel the chaos of life bearing down on us, help us to remember that it doesn’t have to be this way. Help us to step into a slower rhythm that is your Peaceful Joy. Let truth and grace rule our hearts this day. Let truth and grace rule in our church this day. Let truth and grace rule the world this day ... In the name of Peace. Amen. Response - “He Came Down” Verse 2 Sung 2X TFWS #2085 Children’s Chat Scripture – Isaiah 2:1-5 (CEB) & Romans 13:11-14 (The Message) Pastor: The Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God Series: “Heaven and Nature Sing Joy to the World” Message: “Make the Nations Prove: Peaceful Joy” Tithes and Offering Offertory – Joy To The World – Bell Choir *Doxology – Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #94 Prayers of the People - Joys and Concerns *Prayer Hymn – “Joy To The World” - verse 4 #246 Pastoral Prayer & Lord’s Prayer *Closing Hymn – “Love Came Down at Christmas” #224 Action Steps and Benediction Postlude - From Heaven High, To Earth I Come – Elizabeth Krouse

4th Sunday of Advent ~ December 22, 2024 Rev. Kendra Balliet Organist Jim Ross Prelude – O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Bell Choir Welcome & Announcements *Call to Worship Psalm 98, upon which the hymn, “Joy to the World” is based, names the joyful expression of all creation as the response to the news that the Prince of Peace, Emmanuel, is coming at long last. Love, not chaos, will reign and balance will be restored. As we get ever closer to Christmas, we acknowledge with the hymn writer, Isaac Watts, that “God rules the world” -- not with sword or domination – but “with truth and grace”. In this, all nations, all of the world will prove God’s presence in and through this peaceful joy. Sing a new song to the Lord. Lift your hearts with gratitude and Joy, Peaceful Joy! Your steadfast love and faithfulness is ever present in our lives with Joy, Peaceful Joy! Let the sea laugh, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it! Let the waters clap their hands; let the hills ring out with joy before the Beloved, who radiates Peace to all the earth. For Love reigns over the world with truth and justice bringing order and balance to all of Creation. * Praise Hymn – “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” #211 The Wreath (The Peaceful Joy Candle:) … Let us pray: Holy God, we await again the arrival of Your son, the Prince of Peace. We long for the peaceful waters of joy that run deep and wide underneath all of life. When we feel the chaos of life bearing down on us, help us to remember that it doesn’t have to be this way. Help us to step into a slower rhythm that is your Peaceful Joy. Let truth and grace rule our hearts this day. Let truth and grace rule in our church this day. Let truth and grace rule the world this day ... In the name of Peace. Amen. Response - “He Came Down” Verse 2 Sung 2X TFWS #2085 Children’s Chat Scripture – Isaiah 2:1-5 (CEB) & Romans 13:11-14 (The Message) Pastor: The Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God Series: “Heaven and Nature Sing Joy to the World” Message: “Make the Nations Prove: Peaceful Joy” Tithes and Offering Offertory – Joy To The World – Bell Choir *Doxology – Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #94 Prayers of the People - Joys and Concerns *Prayer Hymn – “Joy To The World” - verse 4 #246 Pastoral Prayer & Lord’s Prayer *Closing Hymn – “Love Came Down at Christmas” #224 Action Steps and Benediction Postlude - From Heaven High, To Earth I Come – Elizabeth Krouse

4th Sunday of Advent ~ December 22, 2024 Rev. Kendra Balliet Organist Jim Ross Prelude – O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Bell Choir Welcome & Announcements *Call to Worship Psalm 98, upon which the hymn, “Joy to the World” is based, names the joyful expression of all creation as the response to the news that the Prince of Peace, Emmanuel, is coming at long last. Love, not chaos, will reign and balance will be restored. As we get ever closer to Christmas, we acknowledge with the hymn writer, Isaac Watts, that “God rules the world” -- not with sword or domination – but “with truth and grace”. In this, all nations, all of the world will prove God’s presence in and through this peaceful joy. Sing a new song to the Lord. Lift your hearts with gratitude and Joy, Peaceful Joy! Your steadfast love and faithfulness is ever present in our lives with Joy, Peaceful Joy! Let the sea laugh, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it! Let the waters clap their hands; let the hills ring out with joy before the Beloved, who radiates Peace to all the earth. For Love reigns over the world with truth and justice bringing order and balance to all of Creation. * Praise Hymn – “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” #211 The Wreath (The Peaceful Joy Candle:) … Let us pray: Holy God, we await again the arrival of Your son, the Prince of Peace. We long for the peaceful waters of joy that run deep and wide underneath all of life. When we feel the chaos of life bearing down on us, help us to remember that it doesn’t have to be this way. Help us to step into a slower rhythm that is your Peaceful Joy. Let truth and grace rule our hearts this day. Let truth and grace rule in our church this day. Let truth and grace rule the world this day ... In the name of Peace. Amen. Response - “He Came Down” Verse 2 Sung 2X TFWS #2085 Children’s Chat Scripture – Isaiah 2:1-5 (CEB) & Romans 13:11-14 (The Message) Pastor: The Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God Series: “Heaven and Nature Sing Joy to the World” Message: “Make the Nations Prove: Peaceful Joy” Tithes and Offering Offertory – Joy To The World – Bell Choir *Doxology – Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #94 Prayers of the People - Joys and Concerns *Prayer Hymn – “Joy To The World” - verse 4 #246 Pastoral Prayer & Lord’s Prayer *Closing Hymn – “Love Came Down at Christmas” #224 Action Steps and Benediction Postlude - From Heaven High, To Earth I Come – Elizabeth Krouse

4th Sunday of Advent ~ December 22, 2024 Rev. Kendra Balliet Organist Jim Ross Prelude – O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Bell Choir Welcome & Announcements *Call to Worship Psalm 98, upon which the hymn, “Joy to the World” is based, names the joyful expression of all creation as the response to the news that the Prince of Peace, Emmanuel, is coming at long last. Love, not chaos, will reign and balance will be restored. As we get ever closer to Christmas, we acknowledge with the hymn writer, Isaac Watts, that “God rules the world” -- not with sword or domination – but “with truth and grace”. In this, all nations, all of the world will prove God’s presence in and through this peaceful joy. Sing a new song to the Lord. Lift your hearts with gratitude and Joy, Peaceful Joy! Your steadfast love and faithfulness is ever present in our lives with Joy, Peaceful Joy! Let the sea laugh, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it! Let the waters clap their hands; let the hills ring out with joy before the Beloved, who radiates Peace to all the earth. For Love reigns over the world with truth and justice bringing order and balance to all of Creation. * Praise Hymn – “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” #211 The Wreath (The Peaceful Joy Candle:) … Let us pray: Holy God, we await again the arrival of Your son, the Prince of Peace. We long for the peaceful waters of joy that run deep and wide underneath all of life. When we feel the chaos of life bearing down on us, help us to remember that it doesn’t have to be this way. Help us to step into a slower rhythm that is your Peaceful Joy. Let truth and grace rule our hearts this day. Let truth and grace rule in our church this day. Let truth and grace rule the world this day ... In the name of Peace. Amen. Response - “He Came Down” Verse 2 Sung 2X TFWS #2085 Children’s Chat Scripture – Isaiah 2:1-5 (CEB) & Romans 13:11-14 (The Message) Pastor: The Word of God for the people of God. People: Thanks be to God Series: “Heaven and Nature Sing Joy to the World” Message: “Make the Nations Prove: Peaceful Joy” Tithes and Offering Offertory – Joy To The World – Bell Choir *Doxology – Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #94 Prayers of the People - Joys and Concerns *Prayer Hymn – “Joy To The World” - verse 4 #246 Pastoral Prayer & Lord’s Prayer *Closing Hymn – “Love Came Down at Christmas” #224 Action Steps and Benediction Postlude - From Heaven High, To Earth I Come – Elizabeth Krouse

Today we continue our Advent sermon series "Love Came Down." Pastor Emily shares a sermon titled "Reconciling Love" referencing 2 Corinthians 5:16-21. While you worship online, we invite you to fill out a connection card. This card is not only a way for us to connect with you but also an opportunity for you to share any prayer requests you may have: firstchurchorlando.org/connection-card Giving: firstchurchorlando.org/give-now Missed a past service? Check out our YouTube Channel for past services or you can find our Podcast wherever you podcast from. Like and Subscribe for more First Church content. Want to know more about First Church? Visit our website at firstchurchorlando.org

We're in our 3rd week of our Christmas advent series and we are covering the theme of “love.” We're going to challenge everyone to allow a renewed sense of love to “come down” into our hearts and into someone else's life. Grab a Bible and follow along with Pastor Kyle.

December 15, 2024

Pastor Chris Winans beings a two week series called Love Came Down, focusing on 1st Corinthians. This week chapter 13 verses 1 through 3 are discussed, specifically discussing the words of Apostle Paul saying “… but have not love, I am nothing,” and how God proves His love for us by giving us His Son Jesus.

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Love Came Down: Philippians 2:1-11 Will Washington PCPC High School 15 December 2024

This world offers only glimpses of love, but Christ came to reveal its fullness and what we were truly created for. Pastor Jared Herd teaches how we can reflect Christ's love by sharing our strength with others, just as He has done for us.

Today we continue our Advent sermon series "Love Came Down." Pastor Vance shares a sermon titled "Love Became Human" referencing 1 John 4:7-21. While you worship online, we invite you to fill out a connection card. This card is not only a way for us to connect with you but also an opportunity for you to share any prayer requests you may have: firstchurchorlando.org/connection-card Giving: firstchurchorlando.org/give-now Missed a past service? Check out our YouTube Channel for past services or you can find our Podcast wherever you podcast from. Like and Subscribe for more First Church content. Want to know more about First Church? Visit our website at firstchurchorlando.org

Jesus' teaching often puzzled His disciples. But all became clear after He rose victorious from the grave. Today, Sinclair Ferguson shows how the resurrection helps us understand Christ's mission and the purpose of our own trials. Get Sinclair Ferguson's book Love Came Down at Christmas, plus lifetime digital access to his Lessons from the Upper Room teaching series and digital study guide, for your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/3740/give-today   Meet Today's Teacher:   Sinclair Ferguson is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, vice-chairman of Ligonier Ministries, and Chancellor's Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is featured teacher for several Ligonier teaching series, including Union with Christ. He is author of many books, including The Whole Christ, Maturity, and Devoted to God's Church. Dr. Ferguson is also host of the podcast Things Unseen.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Today starts the Advent season and our new sermon series Love Came Down. Pastor Vance shares a sermon titled "The Creator Becomes the Created" referencing John 1:1-18. While you worship online, we invite you to fill out a connection card. This card is not only a way for us to connect with you but also an opportunity for you to share any prayer requests you may have: firstchurchorlando.org/connection-card Giving: firstchurchorlando.org/give-now Missed a past service? Check out our YouTube Channel for past services or you can find our Podcast wherever you podcast from. Like and Subscribe for more First Church content. Want to know more about First Church? Visit our website at firstchurchorlando.org

From MPR News, Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what's exciting in local art. Their recommendations are lightly edited from the audio heard in the player above. Want to be an Art Hound? Submit here.An arts retreatAndrew Rosendorf of Minneapolis says he wouldn't be the playwright he is today without the support he received early in his career from the Tofte Lake Center.He wants artists at all levels of their career to know that applications for next summer's artist retreats are open now through the end of December. Andrew says: I just want you to imagine going to a pristine lake near Ely, Minnesota, that's adjacent to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. You paddleboard, you canoe, you wade feet into the lake. You sit around a fire pit at night looking up at the crystal-clear night sky, like you're at a planetarium. And you also get a work on your art surrounded by a community of artists. That's Tofte Lake Center. I find it's a soul-centering place that leaves lives and breathes the value that nature is nurture. It gives access to artists at all levels of disciplines, and identities: those who are emerging, parents, BIPOC artists, arts educators who need time to center their own work and small collaborative teams. I first got introduced to Toffee Lake Center because about 15 years ago, when I was in my late 20s, I went there to work on a play, and Liz Engelman, who is the founder and who runs Tofte Lake Center, said, “Come work on your play. We believe in you and your voice.” And for any artist starting out, there's a huge sense of imposter syndrome, and here was a place early in my career telling me I belong, and that's kind of everything for an artist.— Andrew RosendorfGratitude and celebrating loveKerry Johnson is the high school choir director in Worthington. This Sunday, she's headed to the Worthington Chamber Singers' Christmas concert. The theme of the concert is “Love Came Down,” and for this 30th anniversary performance they will sing a work they commissioned from Venezuelan composer Reinaldo Moya, entitled “Ya Germinaba.” The concert is Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Worthington. The concert is free, with a free-will offering. Kerry adds: Eric Parrish, the director, just really kind of has a knack for choosing themes and music that just really become more timely as the process of preparing that music goes on. This year, the focus is on hope and on gratitude and on celebrating love, and the fact that we are more similar than we're not. And I think this fall, especially, that's an important message to to put out into the world, just that we have a lot of common ground that we need to tap into. — Kerry JohnsonEscape into the world of dreams Mabel Houle appreciates the vibrant community of artists living in her Longfellow neighborhood of Minneapolis, and she recently got a sneak peek at a show by three local artists at the Vine Arts Center. “Dreams and Abstract Schemes” features the works of Kim Pickering, Susan Kolstad and Karen Brown. It will be on view for the next three Saturdays, including during this Saturday's Seward Frolic. Mabel appreciates art that transports us away from reality and into another world. Mabel says: I find Susan's collages of these earthy landscapes very soothing, very comforting. Her paper has such wonderful textures, and the colors are just calm and peaceful; and that's quite different [from] Kim's vivid dream images, which are more mind-bending, very colorful, very, very abstract — just beautiful images of something that's not in this world. Karen creates these very unique sculptures that are not completely human and not completely animal.— Mabel Houle

Why did Jesus say, “I am the vine and you are the branches”? Today, Sinclair Ferguson explains how our union with Christ, the true vine, is the source of all our spiritual fruitfulness as Christians. Get Sinclair Ferguson's book Love Came Down at Christmas, plus lifetime digital access to his Lessons from the Upper Room teaching series and digital study guide, for your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/3740/give-today   Meet Today's Teacher:   Sinclair Ferguson is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, vice-chairman of Ligonier Ministries, and Chancellor's Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is featured teacher for several Ligonier teaching series, including Union with Christ. He is author of many books, including The Whole Christ, Maturity, and Devoted to God's Church. Dr. Ferguson is also host of the podcast Things Unseen.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Before His death, Jesus assured His followers that it was beneficial for Him to leave them, for He would send another Comforter. Today, Sinclair Ferguson addresses this statement that perplexed Jesus' disciples. Get Sinclair Ferguson's book Love Came Down at Christmas, plus lifetime digital access to his Lessons from the Upper Room teaching series and digital study guide, for your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/3740/give-today   Meet Today's Teacher:   Sinclair Ferguson is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, vice-chairman of Ligonier Ministries, and Chancellor's Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is featured teacher for several Ligonier teaching series, including Union with Christ. He is author of many books, including The Whole Christ, Maturity, and Devoted to God's Church. Dr. Ferguson is also host of the podcast Things Unseen.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

In the midst of the darkness of this world God shined the light of Christ. This Child born, this Son given will revolutionize the entire world.

Where do you turn when your heart is troubled? Today, Sinclair Ferguson explains that because Jesus bore the burden of our sin, our souls can remain calm in any circumstance. Get Sinclair Ferguson's book Love Came Down at Christmas, plus lifetime digital access to his Lessons from the Upper Room teaching series and digital study guide, for your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/3740/give-today   Meet Today's Teacher:   Sinclair Ferguson is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow, vice-chairman of Ligonier Ministries, and Chancellor's Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is featured teacher for several Ligonier teaching series, including Union with Christ. He is author of many books, including The Whole Christ, Maturity, and Devoted to God's Church. Dr. Ferguson is also host of the podcast Things Unseen.   Meet the Host:   Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

Ps Jared Grant - Love Came Down by Citipointe Church - Redcliffe

This season is an invitation to lean into the Wonder of Christmas, which is the miraculous, unexpected, perfect gift of God's only son. 

This season is an invitation to lean into the Wonder of Christmas, which is the miraculous, unexpected, perfect gift of God's only son.