The Cast of Christmas

Longing Satisfied

The Old Testament prophets have taught us to long for a cycle-breaker; to long for a salvation, a relief, a comfort, a rescue that neither we nor the Old testament people of God could provide for themselves. Christmas is the story of the coming of God’s promised Messiah. Christmas is the story of how God unexpectedly - and marvelously - satisfies that longing. This Christmas, we’ll be examining 5 more characters in the cast of Christmas who all teach us how Christmas is a season of the satisfaction of our longing:

Gabriel - A longing for the “fullness of time” satisfied

Herod - A longing for the end of an old and weary era satisfied

The Magi - A longing for the broadening of God’s redemptive plan satisfied

Simeon - A longing for the comfort of God satisfied

Jesus - A longing for the Messiah Himself satisfied

We look forward to spending this Christmas season with you.