New Sermon Series: The Advent Conspiracy

We’re excited to announce that our new 5 part Christmas series starts December 1st, The Advent Conspiracy.

Created by three pastors, Chris Seay, Greg Holder, and Rick McKinley, to help refocus our minds back onto the true meaning of Christmas, the story of the birth of Jesus.

For many of us, we were drowning in a sea of financial debt and endless lists of gifts to buy. We struggled to find the connection between our Christmas to-do lists and the story of Jesus’ birth.

From this thought came four tenets to guide families and congregations through the Christmas season.

Worship Fully

Nearly every character in the Christmas story that encountered our King responded in the same way: worship. Let’s make the conscious effort to reorient our hearts toward Christ. Christmas began with worship, may it end with worship.

Spend Less

In our hearts we know mindless consumption is not the way to celebrate Jesus. But spending less does not mean spending nothing. Rather we will thoughtfully evaluate what companies and causes we support through our purchases.

Give More

The best gifts celebrate a relationship and most often they require our time and energy. Relational giving means that we think about the other person–who they are and what they care about. We focus more on giving our undivided presence and less on a pile of presents under the tree.

Love All

Christmas is a chance to move closer to those in crisis. We will love others as Jesus has loved us. The poor and hurting of our world can be reached by God through the way we choose to celebrate Christmas.

Join us December 1st as we kick off our new series.

Good Shepherd United Methodist Church