‘Advent: Starstruck’ by Owen Lynch, 24 December 2023

What does it mean that Jesus’ birth was written in the stars? Owen Lynch looks at the hopes and expectations which were carried by Israel’s promised Messiah, and how people had a range of reactions when it seemed like this person could have arrived. This Christmas, will we find that Jesus leaves us indifferent, resistant, or starstruck?

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‘Advent: A story of trust’ by Owen Lynch, 3 December 2023
‘Advent: A story of trust’ by Owen Lynch, 3 December 2023

How would you react to news that rocked your sense of who you were and what to expect from life? Owen Lynch looks at the ways one family in Israel would have been shaken by the news of expecting a child, and how this child would have an historic role which would surprise everyone. However, along with the shock came a call to trust. What does it mean that we can trust God, and grow to trust each other, and that God trusts us?

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