December 9, 2012 - Second Sunday of Advent
"I Believe Even When..." Worship Series
"I Believe In Love"
We continue our Advent worship series, inspired by Marcia McFee’s “Worship Design Studio” and by the words of a beautiful anthem by Mark Miller. (You can listen to it here.) This Sunday we'll be using the second verse of Miller's anthem ("I believe in love, even when I don't feel it") to look at the story of the angelic visitation to Joseph in the Gospel of Matthew.
Joseph has discovered that his betrothed, Mary, is pregnant. He's feeling rejected and hurt, and has decided to call off their impending marriage. But an angel appears to him in a dream and tells him, "Do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife." Joseph puts aside his fear of being further wounded, betrayed, and publicly humiliated, He decides to love Mary fearlessly.
We've all experienced difficulties in our relationships with others - not only in romantic relationships, but with family, friends, acquaintances. It's easy to let our fear of being hurt interfere with loving others completely. What if we were to heed the angel's words, "Do not be afraid"? What difference might it make to love more fearlessly? Can we let go into God's possibilities for all of our relationships? Can we believe in love, even when...?
Join us on Sunday!
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