“The Light Has Come”: An Advent Bible Lesson written by Pastor Mike Cosper
for Creative Worship Sunday, December 6th
John 1:5; Isaiah 9:2, 6; Luke 2

THE BIG IDEA: An Introduction for the Teacher and Liturgist:
For a long time, Christians have celebrated the weeks before Christmas with a season known as “advent.” Advent is a word that simply means “coming” or “waiting.” For many, many years, God’s people were eager to meet Jesus. He was a king and a warrior that was coming to set them free from their sins. The Bible tells us that ever since sin came into the world the whole world has been waiting for Jesus to come and bring redemption both to his people and the fallen world (Romans 8:18-25).  The prophet Isaiah describes the fallen world as a place of darkness into which the light of Jesus would come to shine.  The good news of advent season is that the one whom the world has been waiting for has come and is coming again.  Today, we will introduce our children to the Light who has come to shine in the darkness, and we will challenge them to look for and wait for him in worship.  Continue Reading…