“Getting Ready for Christmas” #1 “Hope when Life goes awry” Luke 1:5-25

The season of Advent (4 weeks prior to Christmas) was not designed to kick off our Christmas shopping season, but to prepare the hearts of Christ followers for Jesus birth. Before we get to the birth of Jesus in Luke’s Gospel we find people and events that help set the stage for His arrival. In our haste we often rush past them to the manger scene, but if we slow down, we’ll find they guide us to a profound truth: there is hope!