Sermon Tone Analysis

The Season of Advent

Advent is a Season of Expectancy

Advent is a Season of Expectancy

A season to celebrate Christ birth and the anticipation for Christ return.

A season to celebrate Christ birth and the anticipation for Christ return.A Season of WaitingOf reflectionWe live in a country that is too fast past.

In a busy culture’s busiest and perhaps most distracted season, GOD’s call for us his children to anticipate, prepare for and participate in HIS kingdom.

Celebrate His Birth.

Life Death and ResurrectionHope in His returnLive one with God and in unity with one another Our hope is that in a busy seasonThat we would say “Seek first the Kingdom of GOD and HIS righteousness.”

JESUS CHRIST was, is and is to come!

A Season of waiting and reflection

We live in a country that is too fast past.

In a busy culture’s busiest and perhaps most distracted season,

GOD’s call for us is to anticipate, prepare for and participate in HIS kingdom.

Celebrate His Birth, Life, Death and Resurrection.

Hope in His return

Live one with God and in unity with one another

Our hope is that in a busy season we would say “Seek first the Kingdom of GOD and HIS righteousness.”

JESUS CHRIST was, is and is to come!

SERMON TEXT

The Word Became Flesh

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men.

This is God’s Word, let us pray.

"We give thanks to YOU, almighty GOD, that YOU have reawakened us through this good and mysterious gift, and we implore YOU that of YOUR mercy YOU would strengthen us through the same in faith toward YOU and in fervent love toward one another; through JESUS CHRIST, YOUR SON, our LORD, WHO lives and reigns with YOU and the HOLY SPIRIT, one GOD, now and forever.

Amen."

THE INCARNATION

"We give thanks to YOU, almighty GOD, that YOU have reawakened us through this good and mysterious gift, and we implore YOU that of YOUR mercy YOU would strengthen us through the same in faith toward YOU and in fervent love toward one another; through JESUS CHRIST, YOUR SON, our LORD, WHO lives and reigns with YOU and the HOLY SPIRIT, one GOD, now and forever.

Amen."

Since we could not look upon or enjoy Him as He was, He became what we are, that so we might be permitted to enjoy Him.

For if we cannot look full on the sun, which was made on the fourth day, could we behold God its Creator?

CYRIL OF JERUSALEM

incarnation.

Fundamentally, incarnation is a theological assertion that in Jesus the eternal Word of God appeared in human form (Jn 1).

Many theologians picture the incarnation as the voluntary and humble act of the second person of the Trinity, God the Son, in taking upon himself full humanity and living a truly human life.

The orthodox doctrine of the incarnation asserts that in taking humanity upon himself, Christ did not experience a loss of his divine nature in any way but continued to be fully God.

See also hypostasis, hypostatic union.

incarnation.

Fundamentally, incarnation is a theological assertion that in Jesus the eternal Word of God appeared in human form (Jn 1).

Many theologians picture the incarnation as the voluntary and humble act of the second person of the Trinity, God the Son, in taking upon himself full humanity and living a truly human life.

The orthodox doctrine of the incarnation asserts that in taking humanity upon himself, Christ did not experience a loss of his divine nature in any way but continued to be fully God.

See also hypostasis, hypostatic union.

The assuming by God of human nature in the person of Jesus Christ.

taking humanity

The incarnation is the fixed and permanent physical dwelling of God in his world, as opposed to the temporary manifestation of the divine presence