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StoneBridge Community Church

The Shape of Hope #1: O Wisdom & O Lord

Pastor Jeff Cheadle

Locations & Times

StoneBridge Campus

4832 Cochran St, Simi Valley, CA 93063, USA

Saturday 5:30 PM

Sunday 9:00 AM

Sunday 10:30 AM

Growth Groups

Simi Town Center Way, Simi Valley, CA 93065, USA

Sunday 12:00 PM

Colossians 1:15-20

The Text In Context

Bob Utley, "Colossians 1"

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Advent Wreath

What is Advent?

Latin adventus is the translation of the Greek word parousia, commonly used to refer to the Second Coming of Christ. For Christians, the season of Advent anticipates the coming of Christ from two different perspectives. The season offers the opportunity to share in the ancient longing for the coming of the Messiah, and to be alert for his Second Coming. Wikipedia article

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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel is a Christian Advent hymn for Advent. It is a translation of a Latin hymn, Veni, Veni, Emmanuel, itself a metrical paraphrase of the O Antiphons, a series of ancient plainchant antiphons. Wikipedia article

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Advent Through the Ages: The O Antiphons

Glenn Sunshine, "Advent Through the Ages: The O Antiphons" Christian Worldview Journal, December 14, 2015.

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The "O Antiphons"

Whoever compiled these prayers was able, imaginatively, to write ‘BC,’ perhaps saying to themselves: ‘If I hadn’t heard of Christ, and didn’t know the name of Jesus, I would still long for a Savior. I would still need someone to come. Who would I need? I would need a gift of Wisdom. I would need a Light, a King, a Root, a Key, a Flame…’ By calling on Christ using each of these… we learn afresh the meaning of a perhaps too familiar name.” —Malcolm Guite, Waiting on the Word

Watching "Arrival" and Waiting for Advent

"Arrival is a perfect film for Advent, the season when we contemplate the mystery of an eternal God taking on temporal form “in the fullness of time” (Gal. 4:4). It’s a film that helps us approach the incarnation with fresh insight and appreciation, an invitation to revisit a familiar story and consider again the mysteries the Word becoming flesh and dwelling among us, a beckoning to go back to Bethlehem and see it with fresh eyes. Who knows? Perhaps, in the words of Eliot, 'to arrive where we started / and know the place for the first time.'” —Brett McCracken, "Watching Arrival and Waiting for Advent" The Gospel Coalition, November 18, 2016

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For Reflection/Discussion

For Reflection/Discussion: (1) Do you have any special ways you celebrate the season of Advent? (2) What is the difference between thinking of Advent as a countdown to Christmas and viewing it as a season of waiting for the coming of Christ? (3) How would you be different if Christ hadn't come into your life? How would the world be different of Jesus hadn't been born?

Proverbs 8:27-29

Who is Wisdom in Proverbs 8?

An article on how not to read Proverbs 8.

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Colossians 1:13-17

John 1:1-3

1. Jesus is…

1. Jesus is the Wisdom of God we all long for and need.

Romans 8:28

1 Corinthians 1:24

O Sapientia

Malcolm Guide, "O Sapientia" A sonnet inspired by the "O Wisdom" antiphon. From his book Waiting on the Word.

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2. Jesus is…

2. Jesus is the salvation of God we all long for and need..

Colossians 1:19-20

Lord

Christian Wolf, "Lord" Holman Bible Dictionary, Trent C. Butler, Editor. Published by Broadman & Holman, 1991.

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O Adonai

Malcolm Guide, "O Adonai" A sonnet inspired by the "O Adonai" antiphon. From his book Waiting on the Word.

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Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb? This sleeping child you're holding is the great I AM?

Mary, Did You Know?

Voctave performs Mary, Did You Know? with original songwriter Mark Lowry. YouTube video. November 4, 2016.

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For Reflection/Discussion

For Reflection/Discussion: (1) How would you define the word Lord? Why is the word Lord sometimes printed in small caps in the Old Testament? (2) What does it mean to confess that "Jesus Christ is Lord"? What is the difference between the Jesus' titles Savior and Lord? (3) Is Jesus Christ your Lord and Savior? What do those words mean to you?

Revelation 22:20

FREE Advent Devotional

John Piper's Good News of Great Joy: Daily Readings for Advent contains 25 short devotional readings beginning December 1 and going through Christmas Day. Free download in Kindle, Nook, iBook, Kobo, and pdf formats.

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Colossians 1:17

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