Advent 2025 at FXBG BAPTIST
November 30, 2025 - First Sunday of Advent
Worship at 10 a.m.
Focus Scriptures: Isaiah 2:1-5 | Psalm 122
On the first Sunday in Advent, we focus on the need to hold onto hope, to continue dreaming of and reaching for God’s promised day where there will be peace and all will know love. How does unrelenting hope change us? How does it change our world?
December 7, 2025 - Second Sunday of Advent
Worship at 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Focus Scriptures: Isaiah 11:1-10 | Matthew 3:1-12
Isaiah points to a peace this world has yet to know—peace where the wolf lies with the lamb and a child shall lead us. John the Baptist invites us to believe in this vision of peace, but first, we must repent of the ways we turn away from God and do harm to others and ourselves. Only through honest confession can we seek reconciliation and become vessels of God’s peace, facilitators of the Kindom of God drawn near.
December 14, 2025 - Third Sunday of Advent
Worship at 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Focus Scriptures: Isaiah 35:1-10 | Luke 1:46b-55
Mary’s Magnificat shows us deep and holy joy—joy that trusts God’s promises of restoration, new beginnings, food for the hungry, and justice for the wronged. In Isaiah, creation sings with abundant joy, blooming open like a crocus. What does it look like to delight in God’s goodness? How do we respond to God’s work in the world with joy? How can we be singers of joy?
December 21, 2025 - Fourth Sunday of Advent
Worship at 8:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.
Focus Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25
As Christmas draws near, we meditate on the courage required of both Joseph and Mary. When Joseph learns of Mary’s pregnancy, he decides to avert scandal and dismiss her quietly. But when an angel comes to him in a dream, he chooses to trust the angel and act counter to social and gender norms— all so that the world might know love. How might we practice courageous, counter-cultural love? How can we be brave enough to love one another and respond to God’s call in our lives?
December 24, 2025 - Christmas Eve
5 p.m. Family Candlelight Service
7 p.m. Candlelight Service
Focus Scriptures: Luke 2:1-14 | Isaiah 9:2-7
Christmas reminds us that God couldn’t wait for the end of war, suffering, or human injustice. God couldn’t wait, so God broke through the shadows to bring light and love. God couldn’t wait to be love in flesh—and neither should we.
December 25, 2025 - Christmas Day Worship
Worship at 10 a.m.
