Advent and Yakhal (to Hope or to Wait for)

Welcome! Join us for a conversation with intern Sophie, staffer Jordan and volunteer Nef about Advent and what it means to anticipate the arrival of baby Jesus. • Do you want to learn more about Advent? Check out our overview on our website. • We’d love to have you join us through the series “Yakhal: To hope and to wait for” starting this Sunday December 3rd! • Looking for a weekly advent devotional check out the Devotional at the back of our City Collective Journal. (Starts on Pg. 100 - so easy to remember) • Join us for our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service (not ceremony as Jordan says in the episode) on December 24th, at 10:30 am at H.D. Stafford.5:31- Week 1 - Hope or Prophecy Candle 5:54 - Isaiah 9:6 “Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given…”7:57 - Week 2 - Peace or Bethlehem Candle8:28 - Phillipians 4:7 “The peace of Go, which surpasses all understanding…” 9:09 - John 14:27 “My peace I leave with you…” 11:45 - Week 3 - Joy or Shepherds Candle 15:10 - John 15:11 “ I have told you these things so that My joy may be complete.” 16:14 - Week 4 - Love or Angels Candle 18:52 - Christmas Day - Christ Candle 19:20 - Deep Dive into Hope (Yakhal: to hope or wait for) 20:00 - Reading from “The Trinity Advent Play” by Lloyd A. Arnett28:49 - City Collective Journal (pg 35) “Hopeful people in the Bible often recognize there’s no evidence things will get better, but choose hope anyway.” (Also from the Bible project word study series) 31:42 - Exodus 14:19-31 - Parting the Red Sea 31:53 - Hebrews 11:1 - “Faith is being sure of what you hope for, certain of things unseen.” 38:09 - Prayer from Henri Nouwen A huge shoutout to Neftali Tuyub for joining us for this episode (be sure to check out the Advent devotional in the City Collective journal to read Devon’s written by Nef and others!)