Epic Church - Advent Sunday (Body)

Pastor Erin - announcements


Soundboard duties with Serene


Mediation video


The Hunts Family prepare to light the Advent candles


Advent lighting


Karina pointing out someone in the congregation


Pastor Kevin

Scripture reading

Pastor Kevin

Colossians 1:15-27

preparing for communion

prayer for communion

Communion

Benediction

Current Series: FLESH: 8 Implications of Christmas

Message: Body

Synopsis: Christmas is about the Incarnation (God become flesh). God in the form of a human person means God had a body. In the NT, the church is called "the body of Christ." This community in the Spirit bound by a common faith exists as the present form of Jesus in the world. Because Christ is in the world, the implication for Christians is that we follow Christ into the world as his body. We meet Christ who is already there among the poor and hungry. Christ does not exist only in the church, but in the world. The implication is that the church doesn't just bring Christ to a hurting world so it can know Jesus, but the church also needs the hurting world to meet and know Christ. This is the incarnational solidarity the church has with the world. To be the incarnational presence of Christ in the world is the practical application for Epic as a community of justice and healing.

Bonus Photos:

BLING BLING ALERT!

Someone came to church with some serious hardware (sorry about the picture quality)

Congrats to Becky & Texas James!