Presents / Presence / And Waiting for Them

In this Advent message, Pastor David teaches that Christmas is not about rushing toward celebration, but about learning to wait for the arrival of Christ—His presence in history, His presence in our lives today, and His promised return. Drawing from Scripture, church tradition, cultural history, and personal stories, he explains that Advent forms us into people who know how to wait with anticipation. Just as Israel waited centuries for the Messiah, we learn to prepare our hearts for His arrival by cultivating expectation, repentance, and sensitivity to the Holy Spirit. God forms us through the waiting, shaping us into people who grow into maturity in Christ.