Charles Lee

We kicked off a new series at our church (New Hope) today for Christmas entitled, “Advent Conspiracy“. Advent Conspiracy is a world-wide movement of individuals and churches that seeks to recapture the meaning and power of Christmas. The following is stated on Advent Conspiracy’s website:

The story of Christ’s birth is a story of promise, hope, and a revolutionary love.

So, what happened? What was once a time to celebrate the birth of a savior has somehow turned into a season of stress, traffic jams, and shopping lists.

And when it’s all over, many of us are left with presents to return, looming debt that will take months to pay off, and this empty feeling of missed purpose. Is this what we really want out of Christmas?

What if Christmas became a world-changing event again?

Advent Conspiracy is a four-part series for the month of December that centers around the following key concepts that can reconnect us to the purpose behind Christmas:

• Worship Fully
• Spend Less
• Give More
• Love All

This week’s message entitled “Worship Fully” explores the consumptive nature of our culture and its impact on one’s faith in God. Our cultural conditioning for consumption, especially during the holidays, may become a formidable obstacle to our ability to fully worship God. In fact, I make a case in this message that it is quite possible to approach God in a consumptive manner.

Click here to hear this message on the New Hope podcast (iTunes required) or click here to listen online. In addition, please feel free to follow along with the embedded presentation below along with the videos used during this message.

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