Looking towards Love

This Sunday will be the fourth Sunday of Advent.  We will light the candle representing LOVE and look into John's Gospel for the sermon text.  Narrowing down the Love of the Savior into a single sermon is a daunting task.  The scope of the concept is overwhelmingly broad.  Also, John's Gospel (like Mark's) does not tell the Christmas story, rather it begins by introducing us to John the Baptist.  However, John's Gospel is rich in material that magnifies God's love toward mankind.  That being said, I look forward to working through John's Gospel again.  The sermons of Advent have been foundational and theological for me.  Building sermons on the hope, peace, & joy we have as a result of Christ's salvation has brought me back to the most basic of motivations to accept Christ's invitation.  These are the elements of life I believe every human searches for in life.  Maslow places these needs toward the top of his Hierarchy of Needs.  That is to say, humans can survive without them, but live a frustrated and discouraged life at best.  Jesus said it this way, "I have come to give you life to the fullest!"  Many in our world just survive throughout their days fulfilling their own understandings of what life is supposed to look like, all the while missing out on a full and fulfilling life.  It has been my observation that such fulfillment is only found in communion with Christ.  I look forward to exploring the Love of our Savior with you this Sunday.