ADVENT 2025: Jesus Christ Is Born, 3rd Annual Bible Study with @nookandgrace

WHAT IS ADVENT?: Advent comes from a Latin word meaning “ COMING” or “ARRIVAL.” The season of Advent has always been one of hope and expectation. From the first Sunday of Advent until Christmas Eve, we await the celebration of Jesus’s birth. But this season of anticipation doesn’t end on Christmas Day. As followers of Christ, we are a people living between two advents: the coming of Jesus as a baby in Bethlehem and His future triumphant return as the King of kings (Luke 2:11-15; Revelation 21:5-7). Since the fourth century, believers across the globe have observed Advent to remember Jesus’s birth and anticipate His return. A Season to Remember the FIRST ADVENT: During Advent, we remember that Jesus came as the fulfillment of Old Testament promises, the answer to the prayers of generations who anticipated the promised Messiah. we celebrate not only His birth, but also the life He was born to live. A Season to Anticipate the SECOND ADVENT: We also anticipate Jesus’s promised return, when He will one day come again, bringing with Him the fullness of His kingdom. On that future day, every tear will be wiped away; there will be no more pain, grief, or death. All things will be made new, all that is wrong will be made right, and the eternal dwelling place of God will be with His people. THE HEART OF ADVENT: This Advent season, we will remember why Jesus came and what He came to do—and we’ll celebrate Jesus as the living Savior and forever King who has promised to come again.