As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them . . . —John 17:18Godsent Christ at Christmas. In turn, Christ sends us into the world to behis hands and feet, head and heart. Dynamic pastor Jorge Acevedo leadsus on a 5-week Advent journey to discover how, where, and why we aresent. Joining him on the journey are four young clergy including JacobArmstrong, Rachel Billups, Justin LaRosa, and Lanecia Rouse, whochallenge us through story, art, and Bible study.This devotional, offering four weeks of daily reflections, functionsbeautifully on its own or as part of the church-wide experience. Thereflections are ideal for use during Advent and include Scripture, personalinsights, daily challenges, and prayers.
This devotional works alongside of the book and DVD study SENT. The devotional, like the study, is divided up among five authors. It works. It is not disjointed, but instead is five different voices working at the larger theme of what it means that the God who sent us Jesus at Christmas now sends us to serve and live for him in the world. One of the best qualities of this Advent devotional is that it does not get bogged down in traditional Advent stories and approaches, but instead pulls scripture from different locations and does indeed work with Advent not as a story to be rehashed, but as a key to a faith to be lived.