What does it look like to have hope in a world that’s so full of suffering and injustice? Today, lead pastor Josh Scott kicks off our Advent season series with a conversation about hope. He offers some helpful context about what hope looked like for Isaiah and in the time of Jesus, and he asks if maybe Advent is less about us waiting for God to act, and more about God waiting on us.

Episode Recap:

Advent represents the beginning of a new year on the Christian calendar (0:10)
Advent focuses on our unfulfilled longings: hope, joy, peace, and love (1:50)
Jesus was born into the context of oppression (3:55)
Isaiah longed to see a world of justice and flourishing, just like many of us (9:53)
Sometimes the only question in the midst of suffering is “How long?” (13:45)
Hope is the thing that leads us to participate in the change this world needs (18:25)
We are Jesus’ presence in the world (23:12)
It’s OK to borrow hope from others if you don’t have it yourself (28:20)


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